Henry Williamson was born on December 1, 1895 in Brockley, London, England. He was a writer, known for Tarka the Otter (1979) and T. E. Lawrence 1888-1935 (1962). He was married to Christine Duffield and Ida Loetitia Hibbert. He died on August 13, 1977 in Twyford Abbey Nursing Home, London.