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Wilfred Thesiger

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British explorer, military officer, writer and botanical collector (1910-2003)

United KingdomHistorical FiguresLived 1910 to 2003 · aged 93
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Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, also known as Mubarak bin Landan, was a British military officer, explorer, and writer.

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Wilfred Thesiger with the British Delegation in Addis Ababa in 1930Wilfred Thesiger with the British Delegation in Addis Ababa in 1930Thesiger in the Horn of Africa in 1934Thesiger in the Horn of Africa in 1934

Awards 9

1968Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1966Burton Memorial Medal
1964Heinemann Award
1962Livingstone Medal
1948Founder’s Medal
1941Distinguished Service Order
Fellow of the British Academy
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

Connected to Wilfred 6

Freya Madeline StarkAlso won Burton Memorial MedalRobert J. FlahertyAlso won Fellow of the Royal Geographical SocietyFrancis ChichesterAlso won Livingstone MedalWilliam TrevorAlso won Heinemann AwardEmin PaşaAlso won Founder’s MedalPeter ScottAlso won Founder’s Medal

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Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, also known as Mubarak bin Landan, was a British military officer, explorer, and writer. Thesiger's travel books include Arabian Sands (1959), on his foot and camel crossing of the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula, and The Marsh Arabs (1964), on his time living with the Marsh Arabs of Iraq.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 2003 · aged 93
Written about in
25 languages

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