Wilfred Thesiger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilfred Thesiger

British explorer

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1910

Place of Birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Date of Death: 24-Aug-2003

Profession: photographer, writer, military personnel, diplomat, historian, explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003), also known by his Arabic name Mubarak bin London (Arabic: ???????? ??? ????????, the blessed one of London) 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 in the marshes of Iraq with the Marsh Arabs.
He donated his collection of 38,000 travel photographs to the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.