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Authorized form of name
Aikman, Anthony Robert, 1942-2011
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Dates of existence
1942-2011
History
Aikman, Anthony Robert, son of William Robert Aikman, member of Lloyds, and Marjorie Roberta Amanda, d. of Hugh Fraser Macmillan, curator Roy. Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; b. 3 Feb. 1942; adm. Sept. 1958 (L); left July 1959; Univ. Coll. of North Wales, Bangor, 1959-62, BA (forestry); career incl. working as a forestry officer, teaching and writing in Rome and Venice 1967-70, screenwriting in Hollywood 1970-2, running an Outward Bound Sch. in Italy, the Melanesian mission to the Solomon Is. 1975, exploring in S. America and the Far East; author of The Caves of Segada 1985, Eye of Itza 1986, Brokers of Doom 1987, Treehouses 1988, The Farang 1992, The Black Swan 1999, Boy, Doc, and the Green Man: also The Fire-Eater: a short story 2000; d. 8 July 2011.
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GB 2014
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1937 to Election 2015, Volume 5, London, 2017