John Langdon-Davies
British writer
Died when: 74 years 262 days (896 months)Star Sign: Pisces
John Eric Langdon-Davies MBE (18 March 1897 – 5 December 1971) was a British author and journalist.He was a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and the Soviet-Finnish War.
As a result of his experiences in Spain, he founded the Foster Parents' Scheme for refugee children in Spain, which is now the aid organisation Plan International.
Author of books on military, scientific, historical and Spanish (including Catalan) subjects, Langdon-Davies has been described as "an accomplished war correspondent" and "a brilliant populariser of science and technology".
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