Hiscock, Eric C.

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Name (Latin)
Hiscock, Eric C.
Other forms of name
Hiscock, Eric C. (Eric Charles), 1908-1986
Date of birth
1908-03-14
Date of death
1986-09-15
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Ocean travel
Sailing
Occupation
Sailors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 1908
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 27863123
Wikidata: Q5386736
Library of congress: n 50034213
OCoLC: oca00069536
Sources of Information
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1908)
  • Wikipedia, May 15, 2018:Eric and Susan Hiscock (Eric Charles Hiscock MBE (14 March 1908 - 15 September 1986) was a British sailor and author of books on small boat sailing and ocean cruising. Together with his wife and crew Susan Oakes Hiscock MBE (née Sclater, 18 May 1913 - 12 May 1995), he authored numerous accounts of their short cruises and world circumnavigations, accomplished over several decades. His works also include several technical how-to books on sailing and ocean cruising and a film made on board Wanderer III entitled Beyond The West Horizon; Eric Hiscock died on board Wanderer V in Whangarei, New Zealand in 1986)
  • His Wandering under sail, 1939.
  • NZ files, Oct. 6, 2004(hdg.: Hiscock, Eric C. (Eric Charles), 1908-1986)