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Harry St. John Bridger Philby (geb. 3. April 1885 in Badulla, Britisch-Ceylon, heute Sri Lanka; gest. 30. September 1960 in Beirut, Libanon ), auch bekannt als Jack Philby oder Scheich Abdullah (الشيخ عبدالله), war ein britischer Arabist, Schriftsteller und Spion. 1930 konvertierte er zum Islam und wurde später Berater des Königs Ibn Saud .
Harry St John Bridger Philby, CIE (3 April 1885 – 30 September 1960), also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah (Arabic: الشيخ عبدالله), was a British Arabist, advisor, explorer, writer, and a colonial intelligence officer who served as an advisor to King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia.
2. Apr. 2024 · H. Saint John Philby (born April 3, 1885, Saint Johns, Badula, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]—died September 30, 1960, Beirut, Lebanon) was a British explorer and Arabist, the first European to cross the Rubʿ al-Khali, or Empty Quarter, of Arabia from east to west.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
25. Nov. 2022 · A new expedition honours Harry St John Philby's exploration of the kingdom more than 100 years ago. Harry St John Philby on his 1917 trek across the Arabian Peninsula, which he recorded in his 1922 book 'Heart of Arabia'. Matthew Tomkinson / Heart of Arabia Expedition. James Langton. Nov 25, 2022. Listen In English. Listen in Arabic.
28. Sept. 2022 · The Heart of Arabia expedition will retrace the 1,300km (813-mile) journey taken by the early 20th Century explorer Harry St John Philby, from the tiny fishing village of al-Uqair, on the...
3. Nov. 2016 · Sarkastisch, ungeduldig, arrogant: Der Brite St. John Philby war kein Sympath. Aber 1930 fädelte er das Erdöl-Jahrhundertgeschäft zwischen Saudis und Amerikanern ein.
26. Jan. 2023 · In 1917 St John Philby, Colonial Office Intelligence Officer, was sent by the British Colonial Office Arab Bureau in Cairo on a mission to cross the desert from Uqair on the Persian Gulf to Riyadh and make contact with Ibn Sa’ud, the ruler of Najd in central Arabia. In May...
