Frank Cowper

1849 - 1930

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: novel, travel book, historical non-fiction literature, ghost story, short story

country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: English, French

educated at: The Queen's College

occupation: pioneer, sailor, writer, journalist, architect, illustrator, novelist, schoolmaster, designer, painter, creator, drawer, scholar

Francis Cowper (14 January 1849 – 28 May 1930) was an English yachtsman, author, illustrator and journalist who was influential in popularising single-handed cruising. He has been credited as "the forefather of modern cruising", and his books "laid the foundation" of the pilot guides used by yachtsmen today. As an author he also saw some commercial success with a number of published adventure and romance novels. Source: Wikipedia (en)