George Alfred Henty
| George Alfred Henty | |
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| Personlig information | |
| Født | 8. december 1832  Cambridge, Storbritannien |
| Død | 16. november 1902 (69 år) Weymouth, Storbritannien |
| Gravsted | Brompton Cemetery |
| Uddannelse og virke | |
| Uddannelsessted | Westminster School, Gonville and Caius College |
| Beskæftigelse | Krigskorrespondent, forfatter, børnebogsforfatter |
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George Alfred Henty (født 8. december 1832 i Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, død 16. november 1902 i Weymouth, Dorset) var en engelsk journalist og forfatter.
Efter at have forladt Cambridge uden at tage nogen eksamen deltog Henty som frivillig i Krimkrigen, hvorfra han sendte skildringer af Sebastopols belejring til Morning Advertiser. Henty knyttedes senere til Standard og deltog som krigskorrespondent i alle de følgende europæiske krige. Som forfatter har han skrevet en række drengebøger: A Search for a Secret, Out on the Pampas (1871), Young Franc-Tireurs (1872), The Queen's Cup (1897), Colonel Thorndyke's Secret (1898).
Kilder
- Henty, George Alfred i Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (2. udgave, 1921)
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