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Maureen Wheeler AO is a Northern Irish and Australian businesswoman, who co-founded the travel publisher Lonely Planet with her husband, Tony Wheeler. Personal life
Lonely Planet was founded by married couple Maureen and Tony Wheeler. In 1972, they embarked on an overland trip through Europe and Asia to Australia, following the route of the Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition. [6] [7] The company name originates from the misheard "lovely planet" in a song written by Matthew Moore. [8]
Name Born Died Aged Nationality Notability Mode of transport Vehicle Location Details Magomed Abdulaev: 1961 2023 61 years Russian lawyer and politician
Wheeler holds an engineering degree from Warwick University and an MBA from London Business School. [3] He was an engineer at the Chrysler corporation. After travelling across Europe with Maureen Wheeler, they arrived in Melbourne in 1972 and put out their first book, Across Asia on the Cheap in 1973. [ 4 ]
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April and Frank Wheeler, from the book Revolutionary Road and its movie adaptation Revolutionary Road Jake Wheeler , from the American TV series Chucky Vert Wheeler , name given to two characters from Hot Wheels series: one from Hot Wheels World Race and Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers , and one from Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 respectively
The Wheeler Centre, originally Centre of Books, Writing and Ideas, is a literary and publishing centre founded as part of Melbourne's bid to be a Unesco Creative City of Literature, which designation it earned in 2008. [1] It is named after its patrons, Tony and Maureen Wheeler, founders of the Lonely Planet travel guides.
Maureen Ann Henry (April 19, 1956 – January 14, 2024) was an American film negative cutter whose works included Jaws, Apocalypse Now Redux, L.A. Confidential, and The Big Lebowski. [ 2 ] Career