Mark Sykes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mark Sykes

British politician, diplomatic advisor, and traveller

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1879

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1919

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat, geographer, novelist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician and diplomatic advisor, particularly with regard to the Middle East at the time of the First World War.
He is associated with the Sykes–Picot Agreement, drawn up while the war was in progress, regarding the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by Britain, France and Russia.