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English soldier, antiquary and spy (1777–1860)

Not to be confused with William Ralph Martin-Leake.

William Martin LeakeFRS (14 January 1777 – 6 January 1860) was an English soldier, spy, topographer, diplomat, antiquarian, writer, and Fellow of the Royal Society. He served in the British Army, spending much of his career in the Mediterranean seaports. He developed an interest in geography and culture of the regions visited, and authored a number of works, mainly about Greece.

Life

Leake was born in London to John Martin Leake and Mary Calvert Leake. Following a family tradition, he joined the British Royal Regiment of Artillery as an officer; he completed his training at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1794 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.^[2] Having spent four years in the West Indies as lieutenant of marine artillery, he was promoted to captain, and was sent in 1799 by the government to Constantinople t

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William Martin Leake () was the pioneer of classical topography, a technique focused on making connections between ancient texts and contemporary geography.

Leake, William Martin - Brown University

Born in London, Leake attended the Royal Military Academy and served in Antigua from 1795 to 1798.

LEAKE, William Martin. Travels in Northern Greece, vol. IV ...

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Leake, William Martin

In March Captain Leake crossed the desert with the Turkish army into Egypt, but on the capitulation of the French army he was employed (till March ) in making a general survey of Egypt in conjunction with Lord Elgin's secretary, William Richard Hamilton.

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Introduction: The case of Leake.

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William Martin Leake was a British army officer, topographer, and antiquary whose surveys of ancient Greek sites were valuable for their accurate observation and helped lay the foundation for subsequent, more detailed description and excavation.

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In March 1801 Captain Leake crossed the desert with the Turkish army into Egypt, but on the capitulation of the French army he was employed (till March 1802) in making a general survey of Egypt in conjunction with Lord Elgin's secretary, William Richard Hamilton.