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Alfred Wainwright
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Born in Blackburn, Lancashire
Born on 17th of January 1907
Died in Kendal, Cumbria
Died on 20th of January 1991

British guidebook author and illustrator famous for his love of the Fells. Noted for his seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, published between 1955 and 1966 and the first guide to the Coast to Coast Walk.

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