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Harry St John Bridger Philby, CIE (3 April 1885 – 30 September 1960), also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah (Arabic: الشيخ عبدالله), was a British Arabist, advisor, explorer, writer, and a colonial intelligence officer who served as an advisor to King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia.
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St John Philby - Wikipedia. Hillary Harry St. John Bridger Philby ( Badulla, 3 aprile 1885 – Beirut, 30 settembre 1960) è stato un esploratore britannico . Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 Opere scelte. 3 Altri progetti. 4 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia. Nel 1932 attraversò il Rub' al-Khali e nel 1937 il Najd.
2 apr 2024 · H. Saint John Philby (born April 3, 1885, Saint Johns, Badula, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]—died September 30, 1960, Beirut, Lebanon) was a British explorer and Arabist, the first European to cross the Rubʿ al-Khali, or Empty Quarter, of Arabia from east to west.
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28 set 2022 · The Heart of Arabia expedition will retrace the 1,300km (813-mile) journey taken by the early 20th Century explorer Harry St John Philby, from the tiny fishing village of al-Uqair, on the...
27 giu 2019 · Bertram Thomas, Harry St John Philby and Wilfred Thesiger could not have traversed the sands without the help of the Bedouin. But what of the Bedouin, or Bedu, who made the travels of those European explorers possible?
25 nov 2022 · To his family, he was St John ― pronounced Sinjin ― while to others he was Harry, Jack, or even Abdullah, after his conversion to Islam. The multitude of names point to the many facets of an extraordinary life, but all attach to the family name of Philby.
30 gen 2023 · In a commemoration of this historical significance, 2023 sees another expedition crossing the heart of the Arabian peninsula retracing the original expedition Harry St John Philby made in 1917-18, both expeditions being made, in a coincidence of timing, around the time of global pandemics.
