sir clive william nicol, mbe (; 17 july 1940 – 3 april 2020) was a british-born japanese writer. he was born in neath, wales. in 1958 he visited the arctic circle to research eider duck. he spent 1967 to 1969 as a game warden in ethiopia, setting up the new semien mountains national park. he returned to japan, writing a book about his ethiopian experiences: "from the roof of africa" (1971).