- George Staunton
George Staunton can refer to:
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George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801), diplomatist and Orientalist
*George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859), his son, traveller and Orientalist
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Staunton — may refer to:People* George Leonard Staunton, an English botanist who first discovered Earl Grey tea * Sir George Thomas Staunton, an English traveller and orientalist * Henry Staunton, British businessman and media mogul * Howard Staunton, an… … Wikipedia
