British aristocrat and big-game hunter (1887–1931)
The Honourable
Denys Finch-Hatton
Born
Denys George Finch Hatton
(1887-04-24)24 April 1887
Kensington, London, England
Died
14 May 1931(1931-05-14) (aged 44)
Voi, Kenya Colony
Education
Eton College
Alma mater
Brasenose College, Oxford
Parent(s)
Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea Anne Jane Codrington
Relatives
Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea (brother)
Military service
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
East African Mounted Rifles
Battles/wars
First World War
Awards
Military Cross
Denys George Finch-Hatton MC (24 April 1887 – 14 May 1931) was a British aristocratic big-game hunter and the lover of Baroness Karen Blixen (also known by her pen name, Isak Dinesen), a Danish noblewoman who wrote about him in her autobiographical book Out of Africa, first published in 1937. In the book, his name is hyphenated: "Finch-Hatton".
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