Patrick Leigh Fermor
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 |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1940–1946 |
| Rank | Major |
| Conflicts | 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. He played a prominent role in the Cretan resistance during the Second World War, and was widely seen as Britain's greatest living travel writer, on the basis of books such as A Time of Gifts (1977). A BBC journalist once termed him "a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene".