John Fryer Thomas Keane (4 October 1854 - 1 September 1937), popularly known as Jack Keane, was a Yorkshire clergyman’s son who went to sea at the age of twelve. In 1877, still only 23 but having had his share of adventures, he visited Mecca and Medina, one of the few Europeans ever to have done so at that time.
Read more about John Fryer Thomas Keane: Early Life, Sea Voyages, Mecca, Islam, Later Life, Life in Australia
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