About: Alan Villiers

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Alan John Villiers, DSC (23 September 1903 – 3 March 1982) was a writer, adventurer, photographer and mariner. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Villiers first went to sea at age 15 and sailed on board traditionally rigged vessels, including the full-rigged ship Joseph Conrad. He commanded square-rigged ships for films, including Moby Dick and Billy Budd. He also commanded the Mayflower II on its voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States.

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  • ألان فيليرز (بالإنجليزية: Alan Villiers)‏ هو ملاح وكاتب ومصور أسترالي، ولد في 23 سبتمبر 1903 في ملبورن في أستراليا، وتوفي في 3 مارس 1982 في أكسفورد في المملكة المتحدة. (ar)
  • Alan John Villiers (23. září 1903, Melbourne – 3. března 1982, Oxford) byl australský spisovatel, dobrodruh, fotograf a námořník. (cs)
  • Alan John Villiers, DSC (23 September 1903 – 3 March 1982) was a writer, adventurer, photographer and mariner. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Villiers first went to sea at age 15 and sailed on board traditionally rigged vessels, including the full-rigged ship Joseph Conrad. He commanded square-rigged ships for films, including Moby Dick and Billy Budd. He also commanded the Mayflower II on its voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States. Villiers wrote 44 books, and served as the Chairman (1960–70) and President (1970-74) of the Society for Nautical Research, a Trustee of the National Maritime Museum, and Governor of the Cutty Sark Preservation Society. He was awarded the British Distinguished Service Cross as a Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve during the Second World War. (en)
  • Alan John Villiers (* 23. September 1903 in Melbourne; † 3. März 1982) war ein australischer Seefahrer, Abenteurer, Fotograf und Schriftsteller. (de)
  • Alan John Villiers, né le 23 septembre 1903 et mort le 3 mars 1982, est un écrivain, aventurier, photographe et capitaine australien. (fr)
  • Alan John Villiers (Melbourne, 23 settembre 1903 – Oxford, 3 marzo 1982) è stato un navigatore, scrittore e fotografo australiano. (it)
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  • 1903-09-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Alan John Villiers (en)
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  • 1982-03-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1950 (en)
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  • 1903-09-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Alan John Villiers (en)
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  • Alan Villiers aboard the Grace Harwar in 1929 (en)
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  • Australian / British (en)
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  • February 2022 (en)
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  • 1982-03-03 (xsd:date)
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  • English (en)
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  • Alan Villiers (en)
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  • Australian (en)
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  • Whalers of the Midnight Sun (en)
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  • journalist, sailor, author (en)
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  • unclear what "weighed in" means here - gave his contribution to the debate? (en)
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  • ألان فيليرز (بالإنجليزية: Alan Villiers)‏ هو ملاح وكاتب ومصور أسترالي، ولد في 23 سبتمبر 1903 في ملبورن في أستراليا، وتوفي في 3 مارس 1982 في أكسفورد في المملكة المتحدة. (ar)
  • Alan John Villiers (23. září 1903, Melbourne – 3. března 1982, Oxford) byl australský spisovatel, dobrodruh, fotograf a námořník. (cs)
  • Alan John Villiers (* 23. September 1903 in Melbourne; † 3. März 1982) war ein australischer Seefahrer, Abenteurer, Fotograf und Schriftsteller. (de)
  • Alan John Villiers, né le 23 septembre 1903 et mort le 3 mars 1982, est un écrivain, aventurier, photographe et capitaine australien. (fr)
  • Alan John Villiers (Melbourne, 23 settembre 1903 – Oxford, 3 marzo 1982) è stato un navigatore, scrittore e fotografo australiano. (it)
  • Alan John Villiers, DSC (23 September 1903 – 3 March 1982) was a writer, adventurer, photographer and mariner. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Villiers first went to sea at age 15 and sailed on board traditionally rigged vessels, including the full-rigged ship Joseph Conrad. He commanded square-rigged ships for films, including Moby Dick and Billy Budd. He also commanded the Mayflower II on its voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States. (en)
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  • Alan Villiers (en)
  • ألان فيليرز (ar)
  • Alan Villiers (cs)
  • Alan Villiers (de)
  • Alan Villiers (fr)
  • Alan Villiers (it)
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