Wilfred Thesiger

Wilfred Thesiger

(1910–2003) explorer United Kingdom

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Wilfred Thesiger (1910–2003) was a United Kingdom explorer.

About Wilfred Thesiger

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.

Notable works:

Arabian sands

Awards:

Distinguished Service Order|Livingstone Medal|Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society|Heinemann Award|Founder’s Medal|Fellow of the British Academy|Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature|Burton Memorial Medal

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