Aidan de Brune

Aidan de Brune
Aidan de Brune before beginning his walk around Australia in 1921
Born
Herbert Charles Cull

(1874-07-17)17 July 1874
London, England
Died15 February 1946(1946-02-15) (aged 71)
Sydney
Other namesFrank de Broune, John Morriss, H. F. C. de B. Culle
Known forJournalist, author
Aidan de Brune in Esperance, Western Australia in 1923, during his walk around Australia

Aidan de Brune (17 July 1874 – 15 February 1946), journalist, author, pedestrian, was the first person in recorded history to walk around the perimeter of Australia, unaccompanied and unassisted.[1]

  1. ^ The Amateur Tramp: a Walk of Ten Thousand Miles Around Australia by Colin Choat, pp. 15–28. ISBN 978-0-646-98937-2. Retrieved 20 November 2020.