Biography
Who was 'Lawrence of Arabia'
Introductory biography
T. E. Lawrence as writer
Chronology of Lawrence's life
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Reference
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Memorials to Lawrence
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T. E. Lawrence manuscripts
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Research and discussion
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Jeremy Wilson
Page updated May 2012
Biography
In this section:
- Who was 'Lawrence of Arabia'?
- Introductory biography
- Chronology of Lawrence's life
- NPG Centenary Exhibition catalogue (pre-war section)
- FAQs
- Quotations
See also:
- Photographs of and by Lawrence
- Maps
- Reference
Some other T.E. Lawrence Studies pages:
Lawrence's writings
A large online collection of Lawrence's writings, containing most of his major works and essays and over 700 letters
- Use the top alphabetical navigation to find works and correspondents by name, or the left-hand chronological navigation to find works and letters by date
- Use the site-search engine to find topics, names or quotations
Research and Discussion
- Use the left-hand navigation to find articles and documents relating to topics or different periods of Lawrence's life
Analysis
- David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia reviewed by a historian
- Michael Asher' Lawrence, the uncrowned king of Arabia (London, Viking, 1998). A detailed criticism of Chapters 1-3.
T.E. Lawrence's service papers
- Notes on T. E. Lawrence's post-war service files released by the National Archives in 2002
Chronology
T.E. Lawrence 1888-1935
1888 16 August: born at Tremadoc, Wales
1896-1907: City of Oxford High School for Boys
1907-9: Jesus College, Oxford, B.A., 1st Class Hons, 1909
1910-14: Magdalen College, Oxford (Senior Demy), while working at the British Museum's excavations at Carchemish
1915-16: Military Intelligence Dept, Cairo
1916-18: Liaison Officer with the Arab Revolt
1919: Attended the Paris Peace Conference
1919-22: wrote Seven Pillars of Wisdom
1921-2: Adviser on Arab Affairs to Winston Churchill at the Colonial Office
1922 August: Enlisted in the Ranks of the RAF
1923 January: discharged from the RAF
1923 March: enlisted in the Tank Corps
1923: translated a French novel, The Forest Giant
1924-6: prepared the subscribers' abridgement of Seven Pillars of Wisdom
1927-8: stationed at Karachi, then Miranshah
1927 March: Revolt in the Desert, an abridgement of Seven Pillars, published
1928: completed The Mint, began translating Homer's Odyssey
1929-33: stationed at Plymouth
1931: started working on RAF boats
1932: his translation of the Odyssey published
1933-5: attached to MAEE, Felixstowe
1935 February: retired from the RAF
1935 19 May: died from injuries received in a motor-cycle crash on 13 May
1935 21 May: buried at Moreton, Dorset