He survived four years on an isolated island and inspired a writer
Alexander Selkirk, born in 1676 in Scotland, was rescued after spending years alone on a deserted island, ultimately inspiring literary works.
He lived alone on an island for four years and inspired a very famous world novel
Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor and explorer, famously inspired Daniel Defoe's novel 'Robinson Crusoe' through his four-year solitary stay on a remote island in the South Pacific.