George Lewis Becke
1855
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1913
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Australia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
languages spoken, written or signed: English
occupation: writer
George Lewis Becke (or Louis Becke; 18 June 1855 – 18 February 1913) was at the turn of the nineteenth century, the most prolific, significant, and internationally renowned Australian-born writer of the South Pacific region. Having lived and worked among Pacific Islands and Islanders as a trader, ship's supercargo, and villager for some two decades, learning languages and observing natural and cultural life, Becke was prompted by J F Archibald of The Bulletin to write down his experiences, eventually becoming a popular and respected author of short stories, novellas, novels, as well as historic and ethnographic works. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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