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William Moorcroft, an English veterinarian and explorer. In the first quarter of the 19th century, he conducted exploration missions on behalf of the British East India Company into Turkistan, undertaking a journey between 1819 and 1825 that encompassed centers such as Kashgar, Balkh and Bukhara. His travel notes and posthumously published works contain some of the earliest Western observations on the cities of Afghanistan and Turkistan. Early Life and Education William Moorcroft was born in 176

William Moorcroft was an English veterinarian and explorer. In the first quarter of the 19th century, he conducted exploration missions on behalf of the British East India Company toward Turkistan, undertaking a journey between 1819 and 1825 that included key centers such as Kashgar, Balkh and Bukhara. His travel notes and posthumously published works contain some of the earliest Western observations on the cities of Afghanistan and Turkistan. Early Life and Education William Moorcroft was born