Brown, Hamish M.

Hamish M. Brown (b. 1934 in Colombo), is a professional writer, lecturer and photographer specialising in mountain, outdoor and travel topics, topography, prehistoric sites, historical interests and travel worldwide. He has lived in Sri Lanka and Japan, escaping from Malaysia to South Africa as a war refugee and serving in a dozen Middle East and East African countries during National Service with the RAF. He has climbed and travelled extensively in the Alps and less known areas of Europe as well as in the remote Andes and Himalayas. He has written or edited over twenty books, ranging from poems and short stories, well-researched and illustrated guidebooks, to narratives on major expeditions. For example, Hamish's Mountain Walk tells of his 112-day walk over all the Munros in Scotland in 1994. He has won various literary prizes and awards for his work. He has appeared on radio and television and his work has appeared in various anthologies. He was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by St Andrews University in 1997, and was made a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and MBE in 2000. He is Organiser of Atlas Mountain Information Services, and Proprietor of Hamish Brown, Scottish Photographic (picture library).

From the guide to the Hamish M. Brown photographic collection, ca. 1960-1990s, (University of St Andrews)