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Younghusband

British  
/ ˈjʌŋˌhʌsbənd /

noun

  1. Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain

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As noted elsewhere in the article, the subject’s name is Francis Younghusband, not Francis Youngblood.

From Washington Post Mar. 23, 2023

This pioneering half-hour - where, presumably, nobody sat on his records - was the first of six weekly ‘talks’, another of which was Climbing Mount Everest, presented by Lt Col Sir Francis Younghusband.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2022

The Younghusband expedition was sent by Lord Curzon, the viceroy of India, to force the 13th Dalai Lama to agree to commercial concessions.

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2010

Tabitha Jackson, who edits the digital channel More4 and oversees the True Stories documentary strand, has been appointed commissioning editor, arts, succeeding Jan Younghusband, who left to join the BBC last year.

From The Guardian Mar. 31, 2010

The subject was now brought up to the notice of the committee on the motion of my friend, Mr. Younghusband, in a resolution too laudatory for my modesty to insert in this book.

From Quodlibet by Kennedy, John Pendleton

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