Housman, Alfred Edward
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 26 March 1859 at 16:00 (= 4:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Bromsgrove, England, 52n20, 2w03 | ||||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   05°29'   08°27 Asc. 10°10'
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Biography
British writer and poet who wrote simple and direct, yet melancholy and pessimistic verse about human suffering. As a classical scholar and Latin teacher in London and at Cambridge University, he penned "A Shropshire Lad," 1896 and "The Name and Nature of Poetry," 1933. He was often a patron of male brothels in Paris.
Housman died on 4/30/1936, Cambridge, England.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 30 April 1936 (Age 77)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1896 ("A Shropshire Lad")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1933 ("The Name and Nature of Poetry")
Source Notes
LMR quotes G. Watson, "Alfred E. Housman, A Divided Life"
Categories
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Latin professor and teacher)
- Vocation : Writers : Poet
- Passions : Sexuality : Homosexual male (Often visited male brothels)
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Traits : Personality : Pessimist
