Thomas Manning
1772-1840
British traveler who was the first Englishman to visit Tibet (1811-12). During the nineteenth century, Europeans were strictly prohibited from entering Tibet, and speedily exp...
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Thomas Manning
Born November 8, 1772, Norfolk, England Died May 2, 1840, Bath, England
Thomas Manning was the fourth Westerner and the first Englishman to visit Lhasa, the capital of Tibet and the ce...
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