Portrait of John Henry Patterson

John Henry Patterson

Bio: Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson DSO (10 November 1867 – 18 June 1947) was a British Army officer, hunter, and author best known for his book The Man-eaters of Tsavo (1907), which details Patterson's experiences during the construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in the East Africa Protectorate from 1898 to 1899. The book went on to inspire three films: Bwana Devil (1952), Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959), and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Born: Sun, Nov 10 1867
Birthplace: Forgney, Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland

Death: Wed, Jun 18 1947
John Henry Patterson is 79 years old
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