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Oct 12, 2008
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Wilfred Thesiger

Age: 93

tireless explorer who tackled Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter in 1946 and 1948, and chronicled his experiences in Arabian Sands. He wrote about his seven years in southern Iraq in Marsh Arabs.

Died: London, England, Aug. 24, 2003

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