Birthdate: August 16, 1888

Birthplace: Tremadog, Carnarvonshire, Wales

Died: May 19, 1935

T. E. Lawrence was a British army officer who participated in the Arab Revolt, against the Ottoman regime, during World War I. Nicknamed Lawrence of Arabia, he inspired a movie of the same name. His treatise of his war experiences was published as Seven Pillars of Wisdom, his best-known work.