Villiers, Alan

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Name
Villiers, Alan Gender: M
Alan John Villiers
born on 23 September 1903 at 01:30 (= 01:30 AM )
Place Melbourne, Australia, 37s49, 144e58
Timezone AEST h10e (is standard time)
Data source
From memory
Rodden Rating A
Collector: Rodden
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_vircol.18.gif 28°26' s_mo.18.gif s_libcol.18.gif 17°50 Asc.s_gemcol.18.gif 28°16'



Alan Villiers (aboard the "Grace Harwar" in 1929)

Biography

Australian sailor, the author of many books on sea voyages. First put to sea at the age of 15, he devoted his life to sailing, while at the same time recording his maritime adventures and history. His works include, "Sons of Sinbad," 1940 "Cruise of the Conrad," 1937 and his autobiography, "The Set of the Sails," 1949. He died on 3 March 1982 at age 78 in Oxford, England.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

Source Notes

Storme quotes him in Astrology Quarterly (Winter 1953).

Categories

  • Vocation : Travel : Crew/ Ship, Train, Bus (Ship)
  • Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer (The Set of the Sails)
  • Vocation : Writers : Fiction
  • Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
  • Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection