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John Langdon-Davies
British writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1]
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Author of books on military, scientific, historical and Spanish subjects, Langdon-Davies has been described as "an accomplished war correspondent" and "a brilliant populariser of science and technology".[1]