Wilfred Thesiger (1910–2003)
Author of Arabian Sands
About the Author
Works by Wilfred Thesiger
Wilfred Thesiger's Photographs - A 'Most Cherished Possession' - An exhibition at Pitt Rivers Museum, University of… (1993) 2 copies
Heart of a Nomad 2 copies
The Life of My Choice 2 copies
'Marsh dwellers of Southern Iraq', by Wilfred Thesiger, photographs by Gavin Maxwell (The National Geographic Magazine,… — Contributor — 1 copy
Mocsári arabok 1 copy
Associated Works
Wild: Stories of Survival from the World's Most Dangerous Places (Adrenaline) (1999) — Contributor — 58 copies
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- Other names
- Thesiger, Wilfred Patrick
بَارَك بِن لَنْدَن
Mubarak bin Landan - Birthdate
- 1910-06-03
- Date of death
- 2003-08-24
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
- Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Place of death
- Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Education
- Eton College
University of Oxford (Magdalen College | MA, third class | 1933 |History) - Occupations
- military officer
explorer
writer - Relationships
- Maxwell, Gavin (travel companion)
Young, Gavin (travel companion) - Organizations
- Sudan Political Service
Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society
Fellow, Royal Geographical Society - Awards and honors
- Order of the Star of Ethiopia (Commander, 1930)
Distinguished Service Order (1941)
Founder's Medal (1948)
Royal Society of Literature (Fellow, 1982)
Order of the British Empire (Commander, 1968|Knight Commander, 1995)
British Academy (honorary fellow|1982) (show all 10)
Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal (1955)
Livingston Medal (1962)
W. H. Heinemann Award (1964)
Burton Memorial Medal (1966) - Agent
- Curtis Brown
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Statistics
- Works
- 21
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 2,651
- Popularity
- #9,686
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 51
- ISBNs
- 100
- Languages
- 8
- Favorited
- 6