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Francis Younghusband
Lieutenant Colonel
Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
, (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942) was a
British Army
officer,
explorer
, and spiritual writer. He is remembered for his travels in the
Far East
and
Central Asia
; especially the
1904 British expedition
to
Tibet
, led by him, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy. Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and President of the
Royal Geographical Society
.
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