Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass

male, 62 years old
damietta, University of Pennsylvania, Nile Delta, Upper and Lower Egypt, LibyanDesert, Western Desert
Zahi Hawass (born in Damietta, on 28 May 1947) is an Egyptian archaeologist and a world-famous Egyptologist. In recent years, he has gained...
Thierry Sabine

Thierry Sabine

male, deceased (1986)
Rally driver, Death in sport, Paris Dakar, Helicopter crash victim, abidjan, French…LibyanDesert
Thierry Sabine - French wrangler, motorcycle racer - founder and main organizer of Paris Dakar. In 1977 he got lost in sands of Libyan Desert...
Senusret I

Senusret I

male
Story of Sinuhe, Neferu, el-Lisht, Amenemhat I, second cataract, The Story of Sinuhe…LibyanDesert
Senusret I was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC, and was one of the most powerful kings of this...
Ralph Alger Bagnold

Ralph Alger Bagnold

male, deceased (1990)
Fellow of the Royal Society, British Military, FRS, British Army, NASA, sand…Long Range Desert Group, LibyanDesert, The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes, desert exploration
Ralph Alger Bagnold, FRS, (April 3 1896 - May 28 1990) was the founder and first commander of the British Army's Long Range Desert Group during...
Bill Kennedy Shaw

Bill Kennedy Shaw

male, deceased (1979)
British Military, Douglas Newbold, lieutenant, bagnold, British Army, Army Officer…Long Range Desert Group, Desert Explorer, LibyanDesert
Major William Boyd Kennedy Shaw OBE, MBE, Intelligence Corps, was born in 1901 and died in Lichfield in April 1979. He was a desert explorer,...
Karl Alfred von Zittel

Karl Alfred von Zittel

male, deceased (1904)
Friedrich Rohlf, LibyanDesert, Weald, Paleontologist, libya, karlsruhe
Karl Alfred Ritter von Zittel (September 25, 1839 - January 5, 1904), German palaeontologist, was born at Bahlingen in Baden. He was educated at...