Aleko Lilius | |
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| Born | Aleko Axel August Eugen Lilius 2 April 1890 |
| Died | 24 June 1977 (aged 87) Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Notable work | I Sailed with Chinese Pirates (1931) |
Aleko Axel August Eugen Lilius (2 April 1890 – 24 June 1977) was an explorer, businessman, diplomat, writer, journalist, and photographer of Finnish, Swedish, and Russian extraction. He has been described as an English journalist, a Russian Finn, an American of Finnish origin, a Swedish journalist and adventurer, and an intrepid American journalist. He is the author of I Sailed with Chinese Pirates, an account of the time he spent among pirates of the South China seas.[1]
- ^ Lilius, Aleko E. (1991). I Sailed with Chinese Pirates. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-585297-4.