Aleko Axel August Eugen Lilius, (2 April 1890 in Saint Petersburg, Russia – 24 June 1977 in Helsinki, Finland) was an explorer, free-lance writer and photographer, variously described as an “English journalist,” “Russian-Finnish,” “an English writer of Finnish origins,” “a United States citizen of Finnish origin,” a “Swedish journalist and adventurer,” and an “intrepid American journalist.” He was also a convicted fraudster.