Bror von Blixen-Finecke
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Baron Bror Fredrik von Blixen-Finecke was a Swedish nobleman, writer, professional hunter and guide on African big-game hunts. He was married to Karen Blixen from 1914 to 1925.
Blixen (left) with Edward, Prince of Wales and Denys Finch Hatton (right), 1928.
Blixen's coat of arms
Eva Dickson
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Eva Dickson was a Swedish explorer, rally driver, aviator and travel writer. She was the first woman to have crossed the Sahara desert by car. She was perhaps the first female rally driver in Sweden,
Bror von Blixen-Finecke
…agent. The safari work enabled the Blixens to purchase their own farm at Ndasagu. When he was visited in Kenya by the Swedish adventurer and aviator Eva Dickson in 1932, while "Cockie" was visiting her mother in England, the marriage quickly ended, as he and Eva became lovers. In 1935, he and "Cockie" divorced…
Dickson in 1933