Thesiger, Sir Wilfred (Patrick)

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THESIGER, Sir Wilfred (Patrick)

THESIGER, Sir Wilfred (Patrick). British (born Ethiopia), b. 1910. Genres: Travel/Exploration. Career: Served in the Sudan Political Service, 1935-40, Sudan Defence Force and Special Air Service, 1940-43; Explored the Danakil Desert, 1933-34, and the Empty Quarter of Arabia, 1945-50; Studied the Marsh Arabs of Iraq, 1950-58. Publications: Arabian Sands, 1959; The Marsh Arabs, 1964; Desert, Marsh and Mountain: The World of a Nomad, 1979; The Life of My Choice, 1987; Visions of a Nomad, 1987; My Kenya Days, 1994; The Danakil Diary, 1996; Among the Mountains, 1998; Crossing the Sands, 1999; A Vanished World, 2001; My Life and Travels, 2002. Died 2003.

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