T E Lawrence
/ˌtiː ˌiː ˈlɒrəns/
/ˌtiː ˌiː ˈlɔːrəns/
- Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) an English soldier and writer. He began his career as an archaeologist , but in 1916 went to Saudi Arabia to plan and lead a successful military campaign against Turkish rule in the Middle East, as a result of which he became known as Lawrence of Arabia. He described the campaign in his book Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926). This brought him fame and a romantic reputation, but he disliked publicity and tried to escape it by twice changing his name. He died in a motorcycle accident in Dorset, England. A film, Lawrence of Arabia, about his life appeared in 1962.
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