Denys Finch-Hatton | |
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Born | Denys George Finch-Hatton 24 April 1887 Kensington, London, England |
Died | 14 May 1931 | (aged 44)
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Parent(s) | Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea Anne Jane Codrington |
Relatives | Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea (brother) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | East African Mounted Rifles |
Battles / wars | First World War |
Awards | Military Cross |
Coat of arms | |
Denys George Finch-Hatton MC (24 April 1887 – 14 May 1931) was a British aristocratic big-game hunter and the lover of Baroness Karen von Blixen (also known by her pen name, Isak Dinesen), a Danish noblewoman who wrote about him in her autobiographical book Out of Africa, first published in 1937. In the book, his name is hyphenated: "Finch-Hatton".