Alec Wainman
Alec Wainman | |
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Alec Wainman | |
| Born | Alexander Wheeler Wainman 11 March 1913 Otterington Hall, North Yorkshire, UK |
| Died | 1989 (aged 75–76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Modern Languages |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, Linguist, university lecturer |
| Known for | Spanish Civil War photography |
| Mother | Christine nee Wheeler |
Alexander Wheeler Wainman (1913-1989) was a British photographer, Quaker, and Slavonic Scholar at the University of British Columbia. He is most known for his work as a frontline medical volunteer for the Republican government and anti-fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War, and for the large collection of photographs he took during the war, which was published posthumously.