T. E. Lawrence

T. E. Lawrence

male, deceased (1935)
Ottoman Empire and World War I, Guerrilla warfare theorist, British road accident victim, rape victim, declined a British honour, Teetotaler…Explorer of Asia, lawrence of arabia, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Order of the Bath, Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO (August 16, 1888 - May 19, 1935), known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British soldier...
St. John Philby

St. John Philby

male, deceased (1960)
Islamic travel writer, English, writer, Explorer of Asia, socialist, trinity college…Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, University of Cambridge, explorer, Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge, Order of the Indian Empire
Harry St. John Bridger Philby CIE (April 3, 1885 - September 30, 1960), also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah, his Arabic name, was an...
Wilfred Thesiger

Wilfred Thesiger

male, deceased (2003)
From Addis Ababa, Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford, Order of the British Empire, Explorer of Asia, Old Etonian, addis ababa…arabia, explorer, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, ExplorerofArabia
Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, KBE, DSO, (3 June, 1910 - August 24, 2003) was a British explorer and travel writer born in Addis Ababa, the capital...
Lady Anne Blunt

Lady Anne Blunt

female, deceased (1917)
Daughters of earl, Horse breeding and studs, bedouin, middle east, arabia, arabian horse…Baron in the Peerage of England, daughter of an earl, Explorer of Asia, ExplorerofArabia
Anne Isabella Noel Blunt, née King-Noel, 15th Baroness Wentworth, known for most of her life as Lady Anne Blunt, was co-founder with her husband t...
Freya Stark

Freya Stark

female, deceased (1993)
31 Jan, Explorer of Asia, Women travel writer, ExplorerofArabia, Asolo, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire…explorer, Order of the British Empire, Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Dame Freya Madeleine Stark, DBE (b. 31 Jan1893, Paris France - d. 9 May 1993, Asolo Italy) was a British travel writer. In between that time, she...
Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Bell

female, deceased (1926)
jordan, Inter-War spy, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, World War I, Drug-related death, British…arabia, Explorer of Asia, explorer, Order of the British Empire, Alumni of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell was a British writer, traveller, political analyst, administrator in Arabia, and an archaeologist who found...
Gerard Leachman

Gerard Leachman

male, deceased (1920)
Second Boer War, Royal Geographical Society, bedouin, arabia, boer war, Soldier…explorer, Explorer of Asia, ExplorerofArabia, siege of Kut
Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Gerard E. Leachman CIE DSO (1880 - August 12, 1920), was a British soldier and spy who travelled extensively in Arabia....
Bertram Thomas

Bertram Thomas

male, deceased (1950)
Explorer of Asia, World War I, trinity college, British, Travel writer, civil service…University of Cambridge, explorer, Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge, ExplorerofArabia, Arabia Felix
Bertram Thomas (June 13, 1892 - December 27, 1950), was an English civil servant who is the first documented Westerner to cross the Rub' al Khali...
William Gifford Palgrave

William Gifford Palgrave

male, deceased (1888)
explorer, Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford, Old Carthusian, British, Travel writer, English…arabia, Society of Jesus, Explorer of Asia, ExplorerofArabia, 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot
William Gifford Palgrave (1826-1888) was an Arabic scholar, born at Westminster, England. He was the son of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H. and...
Charles Montagu Doughty

Charles Montagu Doughty

male, deceased (1926)
poet, Explorer of Asia, Travel writer, t.e. lawrence, surviving, king james bible…ExplorerofArabia, Arabia Deserta
Charles Montagu Doughty (1843 - 1926) was an English poet, writer, and traveller. He is best known for his 1888 travel book "Travels in Arabia...