Glen, Alexander
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Name (Latin)
Glen, Alexander
Date of birth
1912-04-18
Date of death
2004-03-06
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
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- Target Danube, 2002:t.p. (Alexander Glen) jkt. (Sir Alexander Glen, KBE, DSC, Leader of Arctic Expeditions during the 1930s for which he was awarded the Polar Medal and the Gold Medal of the Royal Geopgraphical Society; recently resigned as Emeritus President of the British Airline Pilots Ass.)
Wikipedia description:
Sir Alexander Richard Glen KBE DSC (April 18 1912 – march 6 2004) was a Scottish explorer of the Arctic, and wartime intelligence officer. He later invested in the shipping industry, employed Tom Gullick who was a pioneer of package holidays, and became chairman of the British Tourist Authority. He was appointed CBE in 1964 and KBE in 1967.
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