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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:The_Explorers_Club
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1910-06-03
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gptkbp:born_in
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1889
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:death_date
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2003-08-24
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:2003
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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English
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gptkbp:expedition
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The Rub' al Khali Expedition
The Empty Quarter Expedition
The Marshes of Iraq Expedition
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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gptkb:region
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gptkbp:has_child
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gptkb:Catherine_Thesiger
gptkb:John_Thesiger
gptkb:David_Thesiger
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Wilfred Thesiger
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Gertrude_Bell
Travel writing
Cultural anthropology
Modern exploration literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Bertram_Thomas
gptkb:T._E._Lawrence
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:T._E._Lawrence
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Adventurers and explorers
Writers on travel and culture
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gptkbp:is_explored_in
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gptkb:Rub'_al_Khali
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Somalia
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gptkbp:is_married_to
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gptkb:Ruth_Thesiger
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gptkbp:is_visited_by
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gptkb:The_Sudan
gptkb:The_Amazon_Rainforest
gptkb:The_Arabian_Peninsula
gptkb:The_Himalayas
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gptkbp:known_for
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Exploration of the Arabian Peninsula
Documenting Bedouin culture
His detailed accounts of Bedouin life
His photography
His writings on nomadic cultures
His advocacy for the preservation of traditional cultures
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gptkbp:language_spoken
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gptkb:Arabic
English
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gptkbp:lives_in
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gptkb:Abu_Dhabi
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:London
gptkb:Iraq
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_achievements
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Cultural preservation of Bedouin traditions
Extensive travel in the Arabian Peninsula
First to cross the Rub' al Khali desert
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gptkbp:notable_for
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Exploration of the Arabian Peninsula
His book ' Arabian Sands'
His book ' The Marsh Arabs'
Traveling in the Empty Quarter
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I have always been fascinated by the desert."
" I have never been afraid of the desert."
" The desert is a place of solitude."
" To travel is to live."
" The desert is a place of great beauty and great danger."
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Arabian_Sands
gptkb:The_Marsh_Arabs
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:Arabian_Sands
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:travel_literature
gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Somerset,_England
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:None
gptkb:Mona_Thesiger
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gptkbp:won_award
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gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society's_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:wrote
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' Desert, Marsh and Mountain'
' The Last of the Bedu'
' The Life of My Choice'
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lawrence_of_Arabia
gptkb:T._E._Lawrence
gptkb:Sir_Richard_Burton
gptkb:Almásy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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