caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date prizes image article_title name occupation alma_mater
francis younghusband c. 1905 31 july 1942 lytchett minster , dorset , england murree , british india british 31 may 1863 order indian empire charles p. daly medal -lrb- 1922 -rrb- of the star of india order of the francis_younghusband_1905 . jpg francis younghusband
 sir francis younghusband british army officer , explorer , and spiritual writer royal military college , sandhurst
francis younghusband

lieutenant colonel sir francis edward younghusband , kcsi , kcie -lrb- 31 may 1863 -- 31 july 1942 -rrb- 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 .
