Adrian Seligman | |
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Born | Leatherhead, Surrey | November 26, 1909
Died | August 6, 2003 | (aged 93)
Occupation | Sailor, author, and soldier |
Nationality | British |
Education | Rokeby Preparatory School, Harrow, Cambridge |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Genre | Children's literature |
Subject | Life at sea |
Notable works | Created the Levant Schooner Flotilla naval commando unit in the Aegian Sea |
Spouse | Jane Batterbury, later Rosemary Grimble |
Children | 6 |
Relatives | Madron Seligman and Hilda Seligman (parents); Audrey Blackman (sister). |
Adrian Charles Cuthbert Seligman, DSC (26 November 1909 – 6 August 2003)[1] was a British sailor, writer, and soldier in the Second World War. Seligman would create the Levant Schooner Flotilla naval commando unit in the Aegean Sea.