Question: Facts:   - buried: cannes , france      - birth date: may 27 , 1870    - parents: rev edwin otway burnham    - caption: m. howard burnham , 1915    - height: 5 9    - death date: may 4 , 1917 -lrb- aged 46 -rrb-    - serviceyears: world war i    - name: mather howard burnham    - death place: cannes , france    - birth place: tivoli states , minnesota -lrb- near mankato -rrb- , united    - death cause: tuberculosis    - eyes: blue    - nationality: american    - alma mater: michigan technological university    - hair: light , wavy    - allegiance: united states , france    - image: mather howard burnham 1915.jpg    - religion: episcopalian   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of howard burnham .
Answer:
mather howard burnham -lrb- may 27 , 1870 -- may 4 , 1917 -rrb- , went by the name of howard and his brother was the celebrated scout frederick russell burnham .he traveled the world , frequently worked as a mining engineer and , during world war i , he became an intelligence officer and spy for the government of france .he had a wooden leg which he used to conceal tools for spying when he was behind enemy lines .