F.O. was the 2nd of 4 sons of Edward and Susan Oates
Antarctic explorer andCaptain Lawrence Oates (1880-1912) (nephew) ; brother William E. Oates; Robert Washington Oates (1874-1958) a cousin of Lawrence
1861-64 in natural sciences at Christ Church College, Oxford;
South Africa
1871: expedition to Central America; 1873-75 expedition to Africa from Durban, through Natal, Transvaal and finally to Matabeleland and the Victoria Falls;
Royal Geographical Society (Fellow since 1872)
Thomas Bell (William’s servant) ;
botanical, zoological, and geographical drawing and painting ; hand-colouring
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Victorian explorer & keen amateur naturalist.
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