Geoff Crowther

Geoff Crowther (1944-2021) was a British travel writer who wrote for Lonely Planet and BIT.^[1]

In April 2021, he died at the age of 77 in South East Queensland, Australia.^[2]

Early life and career

Born in 1944, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, he studied biochemistry at Liverpool University.^[3]^[4] Soon he lost interest in the field he studied because he was more interested in travel.^[5]

In 1972, he starting giving recommendations and made some hand-drawn maps for an alternative publisher, BIT, in London.^[6]^[7]^[8]

In 1977, he joined Lonely Planet.^[9]

Bibliography

Wheeler, Tony; Crowther, Geoff (1970). Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei: A Travel Survival Kit
Crowther, Geoff (1977). Africa on the Cheap (1977)^[10]
Crowther, Geoff (1979). South America on a Shoestring
Crowther, Geoff (1981). India, a Travel Survival Kit
Crowther, Geoff (1983). Africa on a Shoestring
Crowther, Geoff (1989). Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia: A Travel Survival Kit Hugh Finlay
Crowther, Geoff (1990). Kenya Safari Guide: A Travel Survival Kit Supplement

References

[1] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vjny

[2] ttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/geoff-crowther-obituary-3nbsnwqv3

[3] ttps://www.ft.com/content/5227b4bd-8df8-4372-8483-c2686e485602

[4] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/world/geoff-crowther-77-dead.html

[5] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/world/geoff-crowther-77-dead.html

[6] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/world/geoff-crowther-77-dead.html

[7] ttps://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/lonely-planet-geoff-crowther-guidebooks-b1838557.html

[8] ttps://www.ft.com/content/5227b4bd-8df8-4372-8483-c2686e485602

[9] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/world/geoff-crowther-77-dead.html

[10] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/world/geoff-crowther-77-dead.html

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