Gosse, Edmund William, Sir, 1849-1928

Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur F234

Sir Edmund William Gosse (1849-1928), poet and man of letters, was born at Hackney, Middlesex, on 21 September 1849, the only child of the zoologist Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888). He worked in the catalogue section of the British Museum, 1865-1875, before becoming translator at the commercial department of the Board of Trade in 1875. He was Clark Lecturer in English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, 1885-1890, and librarian of the House of Lords, 1904-1914. Gosse developed a reputation as a critic by writing reviews, which included weekly articles for the Sunday Times on literary matters, 1918-1928. His published works include Seventeenth-century studies (1883), Father and son (1907) and Collected poems (1911). He was knighted in 1925, and died in London on 16 May 1928.

Sir Edmund William Gosse (1849-1928), poet and man of letters, was the son of P.H. Gosse. He worked in the catalogue section of the British Museum, 1865-1875, before becoming translator at the commercial department of the Board of Trade in 1875. He was Clark lecturer in English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, 1885-1890, and librarian of the House of Lords, 1904-1914. Gosse developed a reputation as a critic by writing reviews, which included weekly articles for the Sunday times on literary matters, 1918-1928. His published works include Seventeenth century studies (1883), Father and son (1907), and Collected poems (1911). He was knighted in 1928.