ornithologist
Richard Meinertzhagen.
British soldier, intelligence officer, fraudulent ornithologist (1878-1967)
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About Richard Meinertzhagen
Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, CBE, DSO was a British soldier, intelligence officer, and ornithologist. He had a decorated military career spanning Africa and the Middle East. He credited himself with creating and executing the 'Haversack Ruse' in October 1917, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War, but his participation in this matter has since been refuted.
Everything about Richard Meinertzhagen →- Occupation
- ornithologist, military officer, writer, botanical collector
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- March 3, 1878
- Died
- June 17, 1967