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George Adamson
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For the illustrator and cartoonist, see George Worsley Adamson.
George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the Baba ya Simba ("Father of Lions" in Swahili),[1] was a British wildlife conservationist and author based in Kenya. His wife Joy Adamson related in her best-selling book Born Free (1960) (in 1966 made into a film) the couple's life with Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lioness cub they raised and later released into the wild.
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Born | George Alexander Graham Adamson (1906-02-03)3 February 1906 |
Died | 20 August 1989(1989-08-20) (aged 83) |
Cause of death | Murder |
Resting place | Kora National Park |
Other names | Bwana Game, Baba ya Simba |
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Website | www |
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