Housman, A.E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936

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Dates:
Birth 1859-03-26
Death 1936-04-30
Britons,
Latin, English,

Biographical notes:

A.E. Housman was a classical scholar, professor of Latin at Cambridge University, and poet.

From the description of Letter to "Dear Sirs," 1922. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122288834

English poet and classical scholar. At Trinity College, Cambridge, 1911-1936.

From the description of [Letter] 1931 Apr. 15, Trinity College, Cambridge, England [to Helen] Peck / A. E. Housman. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 232639493

English poet and classicist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Trinity College, Cambridge, to Grant Richards, 1923 Sept. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269539314

From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Trinity College, Cambridge, to J.M. Barrie, 1922 Dec. 18-1928 Feb. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269543170

From the description of Last two lines of verse 5 and all of verse 6 from Reveille, poem IV in A Shropshire lad, and verse 3 of poem XVIII in Last poems : autograph manuscripts unsigned. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269546513

From the description of Amphisbaena, or, the limits of human knowledge : autograph manuscript of the poem, [ca. 1906]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870144

Housman was an English poet and scholar of classical Latin. Bynner was an American poet and translator.

From the description of Letters to Witter Bynner, 1903-1935. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122405151

From the guide to the Letters to Witter Bynner, 1903-1935., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

English poet.

From the description of A.E. Housman papers, 1906-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 747233076

From the description of ALS and photograph : Cambridge, to Mr. Leippert, 1927 Mar. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617145

English poet and classical Latin scholar.

From the description of Letter, 1929-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122637898

From the guide to the A.E. Houseman letter, 1929-1932, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

BIOGHIST REQUIRED English poet, classical Latin scholar. A.E. Housman's brother was Laurence Housman (1865-1959), a poet and playwright.

From the guide to the Alfred Edward Housman Correspondence, 1922-1958., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

English scholar and poet.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Trinity College, Cambridge, to Martin Secker, 1920 May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269539327

English classical scholar and poet.

From the description of Letters to Charles Wilson [manuscript], 1929-1935. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647820290

From the description of Letter and autograph of A.E. Housman [manuscript], 1935,n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833579

English poet, classical Latin scholar.

A.E. Housman's brother was Laurence Housman (1865-1959), a poet and playwright.

From the description of A. E. Housman letters, 1922-1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102528

Poet and classical scholar.

Epithet: poet

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x0002c1

Biographical Note

1859, Mar. 26 Born, Worcestershire, England 1870 1877 Attended Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, England 1877 1881 Attended St. John’s College, Oxford, England 1882 1892 Higher division clerk, Patent Office, London, England 1892 Professor of Latin, University College, London, England 1896 Published A Shropshire Lad. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner 1911 Kennedy professor of Latin, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England 1922 Published Last Poems. London: G. Richards 1936 Published More Poems. London: J. Cape 1936, Apr. 30 Died, Cambridge, England

From the guide to the A. E. Housman Papers, 1906-1940, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Classicists
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  • Translator

Places:

  • Ogmore, Glamorganshire (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • Penzance, Cornwall (as recorded)
  • Rhossili, Glamorganshire (as recorded)
  • England (as recorded)
  • Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire (as recorded)
  • England (as recorded)
  • Istanbul (Turkey) (as recorded)
  • Bourges, France (as recorded)
  • Ireland, Europe (as recorded)

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