Alexander Obolensky
Military Person
1916 – 1940
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Who was Alexander Obolensky?
Prince Alexander Sergeevich Obolensky was a Rurikid prince of Russian origin who became a naturalised Briton, having spent most of his life in England, and who went on to represent England in International Rugby Union. He was, and is, popularly known as "The Flying Prince", "The Flying Slav", or simply as "Obo" by many sports fans.
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1916
Saint Petersburg - Also known as
- Оболенский, Александр Сергеевич
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Brasenose College, Oxford
- University of Oxford
- Trent College
- Died
- Mar 29, 1940
RAF Martlesham Heath
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on July 23, 2013
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