Bertram Thomas

Bertram Thomas riding on his favorite camel "khawarah" during his trip from Sohar to Sharjah in 1927

Bertram Sidney Thomas (13 June 1892 – 27 December 1950) was an English diplomat and explorer who is the first documented Westerner to cross the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter). He was also a scientist who practiced craniofacial anthropometry.[1]