Mark Shand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mark Shand

British travel writer, conservationist

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1951

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 23-Apr-2014

Profession: journalist, travel writer, conservationist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Mark Roland Shand (28 June 1951 – 23 April 2014) was a British travel writer and conservationist, and the brother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Shand was the author of four travel books and as a BBC conservationist, appeared in documentaries related to his journeys, most of which centered on the survival of Elephants.
His book Travels on My Elephant became a bestseller and won the Travel Writer of the Year Award at the British Book Awards in 1992.
He was the chairman of Elephant Family, a wildlife foundation, which he co-founded in 2002.