- John Hillaby
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name = John Hillaby
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birthdate = Birth date|1917|July|24
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deathdate =October 10 ,1996
deathplace =York , England
occupation = Journalist
nationality = British
period = 1949 - 1992
genre = Travel writing
subject = Britain, Europe, Africa
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notableworks = Journey to the Jade SeaJourney Through Britain
spouse = Eleanor Riley (1940-1966)Thelma Gordon(1966-1972)Kathleen Burton (1981-1996)
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children = 2 daughters
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website =John Hillaby (July 24, 1917 - October 10, 1996) was a British travel writer and explorer.
Hillaby was the son of a Yorkshire printer. He was educated at
Woodhouse Grove School ,Leeds . He embarked on a career in journalism, interrupted by service in the Second World War. After the war he worked for theManchester Guardian , theNew York Times and theNew Scientist .He published his first book, "Within the Stream", in 1949. His real impact on the literary scene came in 1964, when he published "Journey to the Jade Sea", an account of his 1,000 mile walk with a camel train through northern
Kenya toLake Turkana . The book set the pattern for his later books, "Journey Through Britain" (1968), an account of his walk fromLand's End to John o' Groats , "Journey Through Europe" (1972) and "Journey Through Love" (1976).His earlier journeys were always alone, but after he married Kathleen Burton (also a great walker) in 1981 the two travelled together. She featured in his later books, "Journey Home" (1983), "John Hillaby's Yorkshire" (1986), "John Hillaby's London" (1987) and "Journey to the Gods" (1991).
References
* [http://www.johnhillaby.co.uk/ John Hillaby website]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19961022/ai_n14083838 Obituary, The Independent, October 22, 1996]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06EEDB1530F930A15753C1A960958260 Obituary, New York Times, October 23, 1996]
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