Alec Smith
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Alexander Douglas "Alec" Smith was a Zimbabwe National Army chaplain and son of Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith.
Smith in 2002
Ian Smith 1975
Will-o'-the-wisp
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In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, or will-o'-wisp, is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps, or marshes.
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…a pale, slow-walking, slow-talking man with watery eyes and a gentle sense of humour. There was nothing overtly animated about him. He was a will-o'-the-wisp: you never knew quite where he'd come from or where he was going." Rebecca de Saintonge, The Independent, 2 February 2006 References…
The Will o' the Wisp and the Snake by Hermann Hendrich (1854–1931)
A Japanese rendition of a Russian will-o'-the-wisp
An 1862 oil painting of a will-o'-the-wisp by Arnold Böcklin
Sculpture of a will-o'-the-wisp by Harriet Hosmer