Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson

male, 57 years old
William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, American non-fiction outdoors writer, Englishnon-fiction outdoorswriter, English, Order of the British Empire, Iowa writer…Science writer, Travel writer, Non-fiction outdoors writer
William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, OBE, (born December 8,1951) is a best-selling American-born author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on...
Eric Newby

Eric Newby

male, deceased (2006)
Army Officer, British, Old Pauline, Englishnon-fiction outdoorswriter, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, English…Travel writer
"Eric Newby" CBE MC (December 6, 1919 - October 20, 2006) was an English author of travel literature, regarded by many as one of the finest British...

William Ellis

male, deceased (1872)
buried in Abney Park Cemetery, Englishnon-fiction outdoorswriter, memoirist, Travel writer, English, Non-fiction writer…Non-fiction outdoors writer
William Ellis (1794-1872) was an English missionary and author. Born in London of working class parents in straightened circumstances, he developed...
Robin Knox-Johnston

Robin Knox-Johnston

male, 70 years old
English, Jules Verne Trophy, Sir Peter Blake, Single-handed sailor, British, Commander of the Order of the British Empire…Englishnon-fiction outdoorswriter
Sir William Robert Pat "Robin" Knox-Johnston, CBE, RD and bar (born 17 March 1939) was the first man to perform a single-handed non-stop...
Alec Rose

Alec Rose

male, deceased (1991)
HMS Leith, Port Phillip Heads, disappeared from view, prime minister, Englishnon-fiction outdoorswriter, Port Phillip…English
Sir Alec Rose (13 July, 1908 - 11 January, 1991) was a nursery owner and fruit merchant in England who had a passion for amateur single-handed...