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British Army officer, diplomat and writer (1888–1935)

"Lawrence of Arabia" redirects here. For the 1962 film, see Lawrence of Arabia (film).

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For the 1989 book, see Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T. E. Lawrence.

Thomas Edward LawrenceCB DSO (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British Army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer known for his role during the Arab Revolt and Sinai and Palestine campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War.

The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and Lawrence's ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities.

Lawrence was born in Tremadog, Carnarvonshire, Wales, the illegitimate son of Sir Thomas Chapman, an Anglo-Irish landowner, and Sarah Junner, a governess in Chapman's employ. In 1896, Lawrence moved to Oxford, attending the City of Oxford High Scho