Sir Wilfred Thesiger | |
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![]() 1944 portrait by Anthony Devas | |
Born | Wilfred Patrick Thesiger 3 June 1910 |
Died | 24 August 2003 Croydon, London, England | (aged 93)
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Known for | Exploration, Writing, Photography |
Notable work | Arabian Sands The Marsh Arabs |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1940–1943 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Sudan Defence Force Gideon Force Special Air Service |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger KBE, DSO, FRAS, FRSL, FRGS, HonFBA (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003),[1] also known as Mubarak bin Landan (Arabic: مُبَارَك بِن لَنْدَن, the blessed one of London)[2][3] was a British military officer, explorer, and writer. Thesiger's travel books include Arabian Sands (1959), on his foot and camel crossing of the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula, and The Marsh Arabs (1964), on his time living with the Marsh Arabs of Iraq.