George Steer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Steer

British journalist

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1909

Place of Birth: South Africa

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1944

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

George Lowther Steer (1909 – 25 December 1944) was a South African-born British journalist, author and war correspondent who reported on wars preceding World War II, especially the Second Italo-Abyssinian War and the Spanish Civil War.
During those wars he was employed by The Times, and his eye-witness reports did much to alert western nations of war crimes committed by the Italians in Ethiopia and by the Germans in Spain, although little was done to prevent them by the League of Nations.
He returned to Ethiopia after the world war started and helped the campaign defeat the Italians and restore Hailie Selassie to the throne.