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Ralph Izzard


Born
in Billericay, The United Kingdom
August 27, 1910

Died
December 02, 1992


Ralph William Burdick Izzard, OBE (27 August 1910 – 2 December 1992) was an English journalist, author, adventurer and, during World War II, a British Naval Intelligence officer.

As a journalist, Izzard spent virtually his entire career with one newspaper, the Daily Mail. After rising to the position of Berlin bureau chief, he remained a star of the paper for 31 years. The stories he covered took him from Egypt to Algeria, Lebanon to Kenya, Korea and beyond.

In addition to his duties with the Daily Mail, he wrote four books chronicling his experiences in India, Nepal and the Middle East. He is best known for the most famous of his exploits, when, as portrayed in his book The Innocent on Everest, he set out on his own, without a compass or map
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Smelling the Breezes

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The Abominable Snowman Adve...

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The Hunt for the Buru

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An Innocent On Everest

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The Innocent on Everest

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A Walk in the Mountains

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雪男探検記

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An innocent on Everest

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