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3 unusual facts about Arthur Oliver Wheeler


Arthur Oliver Wheeler

His grandfather was William Oliver Wheeler, who fought with the 12th Royal Lancers against Napoleon in Portugal and Spain, and later became mayor of Kilkenny.

In 1908, proposed by the famous mountaineer Edward Whymper, Wheeler was elected to honorary membership in the Alpine Club (UK).

Arthur Wheeler

Arthur Oliver Wheeler (1860–1945), co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada



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