Frank Vizetelly

Frank Vizetelly (born 1830, disappeared 1883) was a British journalist who reported in several parts of the world. He was presumed killed in Sudan during the Battle of Shaykan.

Frank was the younger brother of Henry Vizetelly, a leading publisher and writer. He was born in London and educated in Boulogne,^[1] and went to Paris in 1857. There, he was an early editor of Le Monde illustré. From 1859, he was employed as a war correspondent and artist by The Illustrated London News, traveling to Italy, Spain, America (where he reported from both sides of the Civil War) and Egypt.^[2]^[3]

He disappeared, presumed killed, during the massacre of Hicks Pasha's army in Sudan.^[3]

References

^ Roth, Mitchel P. (1997). "Vizetelly, Frank". Historical Dictionary of War Journalism. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 328–329. ISBN 0-313-29171-3.
^ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Vizetelly family". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 27 September 2018. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vizetelly, Henry" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 165.

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[1] Roth, Mitchel P. (1997). "Vizetelly, Frank". Historical Dictionary of War Journalism. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 328–329. ISBN 0-313-29171-3.

[2] The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Vizetelly family". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 27 September 2018. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[EB1911-3] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vizetelly, Henry" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 165.

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