Given the question: Facts: - buried: cannes , france - birth date: may 27 , 1870 - parents: rev edwin otway burnham - caption: m. howard burnham , 1915 - height: 5 9 - death date: may 4 , 1917 -lrb- aged 46 -rrb- - serviceyears: world war i - name: mather howard burnham - death place: cannes , france - birth place: tivoli states , minnesota -lrb- near mankato -rrb- , united - death cause: tuberculosis - eyes: blue - nationality: american - alma mater: michigan technological university - hair: light , wavy - allegiance: united states , france - image: mather howard burnham 1915.jpg - religion: episcopalian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of howard burnham .
The answer is:
mather howard burnham -lrb- may 27 , 1870 -- may 4 , 1917 -rrb- , went by the name of howard and his brother was the celebrated scout frederick russell burnham .he traveled the world , frequently worked as a mining engineer and , during world war i , he became an intelligence officer and spy for the government of france .he had a wooden leg which he used to conceal tools for spying when he was behind enemy lines .