Tim Severin

Timothy Severin (25 September 1940 – 18 December 2020) was a British explorer, historian, and writer renowned for retracing the legendary journeys of historical figures such as Sinbad the Sailor and Saint Brendan[1][3]. He was awarded the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for his explorations[1][4]. His 1982 book The Sindbad Voyage received the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award[1][5].