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2 unusual facts about Maurice Leblanc


Gavin L. Graham

His next victory, two days later, came during a squadron patrol that destroyed a Fokker Dr.I triplane, and was shared with Major Maurice Leblanc-Smith, Lieutenant William Sidebottom, Lieutenant William Stephenson, Second Lieutenant Robert Chandler, and two other pilots, with every pilot credited with a win.

Maurice Leblanc-Smith

Leblanc-Smith was the son of Stanley le Blanc Smith and his wife Amy Harris and was christened Maurice Smith.


The Fractal Prince

In the acknowledgments, Rajaniemi cites the influence of "Andy Clark, Douglas Hofstadter, Maurice Leblanc, Jan Potocki and ... The Arabian Nights."


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