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Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor | |
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 Leigh Fermor in 1966 | |
| Born | Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor 11 February 1915 London, England |
| Died | 10 June 2011 (aged 96) Dumbleton, England |
| Occupation | Author, scholar and soldier |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Travel |
| Notable works | A Time of Gifts, Abducting a General |
| Notable awards | Knight Bachelor; Distinguished Service Order; Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Spouse | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1946 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Sir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor DSO OBE (11 February 1915 – 10 June 2011) was an English writer, scholar, soldier and polyglot.[1] He played a prominent role in the Cretan resistance during the Second World War,[2] and was widely seen as Britain's greatest living travel writer, on the basis of books such as A Time of Gifts (1977).[3] A BBC journalist once termed him "a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene".[4]
- ^ Sir Max Hastings first met Leigh Fermor in his early twenties: "Across the lunch table of a London club, hearing him swapping anecdotes, in four or five languages, quite effortlessly, without showing off. I was just jaw-dropped." bbc.com.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
telegraph-obitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Smith, Helena "Literary legend learning to type at 92", The Guardian (2 March 2007).
- ^ Woodward, Richard B. (11 June 2011). "Patrick Leigh Fermor, Travel Writer, Dies at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 June 2011.