Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: fairbanks , alaska , usa - residence: washington state , usa alaska , usa - known for: accomplished linguist ; first esperantist in the english-speaking world - caption: geoghegan , c. 1895 - death date: 27 october 1943 - birth date: 08 january 1866 - name: richard h. geoghegan - nationality: irish - image: richard henry geoghegan ca 1895.jpg - birth place: birkenhead , cheshire , england - occupation: court stenographer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of richard h. geoghegan .
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richard henry geoghegan -lrb- ; 8 january 1866 -- 27 october 1943 -rrb- was an englishman of irish descent .as a young man he lived for a while in washington state , united states and then moved to alaska -lrb- then a u.s. territory -rrb- .geoghegan was a remarkable philologist and apparently the first english-speaking esperantist .