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Lifetime: 1902 - 1991 Passed: ≈ 33 years ago

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Lorna Hearst

Books by Lorna Hearst

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Gertrude Bell

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Explorer Spy Writer Politician Archeologist Historian

Gertrude Bell was a British explorer, writer, archeologist, and political officer who played a major role in the formation of the modern Middle East. Born into a wealthy family in 1868, Bell was educated at Oxford University and traveled extensively...