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William Arthur Poucher (1891–1988), known as Walter, a nickname he acquired during his Army service,〔 〕 was one of the leading British mountain photographers and guide book writers during and following World War II. He personally explored and photographed all the routes he describes in his famous mountain guides, so that users can be assured of correct directions. His guides were based on earlier books covering most of the mountainous regions of Britain, but exclude routes on less popular mountains such as the Berwyns, and are restricted in areas such as the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons. He was an accomplished and skilled photographer. He joined the Royal Photographic Society in 1940 achieving Associateship in 1941 and Fellowship (FRPS). He was awarded Honorary Fellowship in 1975. He was also a leading researcher who specialised on the chemistry of perfumes, cosmetics and soaps. ==Regional books== Poucher first started writing during the second world war with large format (quarto) well illustrated volumes on various regions in Britain, such as *''Lakeland through the Lens'' (Chapman & Hall, 1940) *''Snowdonia through the Lens'' (Chapman & Hall, 1941) *''Lakeland Holiday'' (Chapman & Hall, 1942) *''Snowdon Holiday'' (Chapman & Hall, 1943) *''Scotland through the Lens: Loch Tulla to Lochaber'' (Chapman & Hall, 1943) *''Escape to the Hills'' (Country Life, 1943) *''Highland Holiday: Arran to Ben Cruachan'' (Chapman & Hall, 1945) *''The Backbone of England'' (Country Life, 1946) *''Peak Panorama: Kinder Scout to Dovedale'' (Chapman & Hall, 1946) *''A Camera in the Cairngorms'' (Chapman & Hall, 1947) *''Over Lakeland Fells'' (Chapman & Hall, 1948) *''The Surrey Hills'' (Chapman & Hall, 1949) *''Wanderings in Wales'' (Country Life, 1949) *''The Magic of Skye'' (Chapman & Hall, 1949) *''Watch it, Sailor!'' (Chapman & Hall, 1949) *''Lakeland Scrapbook'' (Chapman & Hall, 1950) *''The Magic of the Dolomites'' (Country Life, 1951) *''Journey into Ireland'' (Country Life, 1953) *''The North-West Highlands'' (Country Life, 1954) *''West Country Journey'' (Country Life, 1957) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「W. A. Poucher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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