Laurence Oliphant (author)

Laurence Oliphant
Born(1829-08-03)August 3, 1829
Cape Town, Cape Colony
DiedDecember 23, 1888(1888-12-23) (aged 59)
York House, Twickenham, London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Author

Traveller
Diplomat
Intelligence agent

Member of Parliament
Spouse(s)Alice le Strange Oliphant (1872-1886)
Rosamond Oliphant (1888)

Laurence Oliphant (3 August 1829 – 23 December 1888), a Member of Parliament, was a South African-born British author, traveller, diplomat, British intelligence agent, Christian mystic, and Christian Zionist. His best known book in his lifetime was a satirical novel, Piccadilly (1870).[1] More heed has gone since to his plan for Jewish farming communities in the Holy Land, The Land of Gilead.[2] Oliphant was a UK Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs.

  1. ^ "Book review: The Land of Gilead". The Observer. 2 January 1881.
  2. ^ Blumfield, Wendy (16 May 2008). "A Scottish Laird". Jerusalem Post.