THE LOCAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRIBES INHABITING THE MONTAINS OF NORTH-WEST MOROCCO

Harris, Walter B.

Numéro d'objet:	88
Date:	1889
Genre:	Article
Lieu:	Londres
Sujet:	Ethnologie / Ethnographie

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1889. Harris, Walter B. – The local distribution of Tribes inhabiting the Mountains of North-West Morocco. Proc. Roy. Geog. Soc., vol. xi., No. 8, Aug., pp. 487-491, with map of N.W. Morocco.
The author travelled in N.W. Morocco in March and April, 1889 (after his visit to Sheshuan, see No. 1808), in company with the Sherif of Wazzan, who was of great assistance to him in placing the locality of each tribe on the map of the country.



Né à Londres en 1860, W.B. Harris était au Maroc en 1887.
Il accompagna l'ambassade à Marrakech de Sir W. Kirby Green et envoya des relations à l'Illustrated London News. Il fut le correspondant du Times au Maroc pendant près de 40 ans. Parlant l'arabe il fut fort bien introduit dans tous les milieux musulmans, disposant de nombreuses relations à Londres où son frère fut membre de la Chambre des Communes, jouant un jeu politique personnel complexe, tour à tour agent de la G-B, de l'Allemagne, du Sultan, de la France, il fut un des meilleurs connaisseurs des affaires marocaines dans lesquelles il joua un rôle non négligeable.
A flamboyant socialite, accomplished traveller, diligent journalist (who served as special correspondent to Morocco for The Times for forty years), triumphant name-dropper and raconteur (1866[-]1933). He was a friend to kings and a man capable of befriending his kidnapper (Raisouli of the Western Rif). For all his occasional whimsy few writers can equal his experience and affection for Morocco. His tomb can be seen in the Anglican cemetery in Tangier.