
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/11/1867
Day of Death
18/06/1947
(80) years old
Place of Birth
Forgney, Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland
Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson DSO (10 November 1867 – 18 June 1947) was a British Army officer, hunter, and author best known for his book The Man-eaters of Tsavo (1907), which details Patterson's experiences during the construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in the East Afri... Read More