Alfred Edward Housman

Summary

Alfred Edward Housman is a human^[1]. Born in Worcestershire^[2], he… he was born on March 26, 1859^[3]. He passed away in Cambridge^[4]. He died on April 30, 1936^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], classical philologist^[7], writer^[8], university teacher^[9], and classical scholar^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (978 views/month, #6,743 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Alfred Edward Housman's place of birth was Worcestershire^[2].
• Born in Bromsgrove^[12], Alfred Edward Housman…
• Alfred Edward Housman passed away in Cambridge^[4].
• Alfred Edward Housman was born on March 26, 1859^[3].
• Alfred Edward Housman was born on January 1, 1859^[13].
• Alfred Edward Housman died on April 30, 1936^[5].
• Alfred Edward Housman died on January 1, 1936^[14].
• Alfred Edward Housman is buried at Shropshire^[15].
• Alfred Edward Housman held citizenship in United Kingdom^[16].
• Alfred Edward Housman held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[17].
• Alfred Edward Housman's professions included poet^[6].
• Alfred Edward Housman's professions included classical philologist^[7].
• Alfred Edward Housman's professions included writer^[8].
• Alfred Edward Housman's professions included university teacher^[9].
• Alfred Edward Housman worked as a classical scholar^[10].
• Alfred Edward Housman's field of work was literature^[18].
• Alfred Edward Housman's field of work was classical philology^[19].
• Alfred Edward Housman was employed by University College London^[20].
• Alfred Edward Housman was educated at King Edward's School^[21].
• Alfred Edward Housman was educated at St John's College^[22].
• Alfred Edward Housman's education included a stint at Bromsgrove School^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Alfred Edward Housman is A Shropshire Lad^[24].
• Alfred Edward Housman is recorded as male^[25].
• Alfred Edward Housman's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Alfred Edward Housman's genre is lyric poetry^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1859-03-26^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1936-04-30^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3b482463-7841-4e3e-ba33-9363d855cd23^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Worcestershire^[2], a non-metropolitan county^[33], in United Kingdom^[34] and Bromsgrove^[12], a non-metropolitan district^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1974^[37]. Recorded date of birth include March 26, 1859^[3] and January 1, 1859^[13].

Education

Educated at King Edward's School^[21], a day school^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1552^[40]; St John's College^[22], a college of the University of Oxford^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1555^[43], headquartered in Oxford^[44]; and Bromsgrove School^[23], a school^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1912^[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], classical philologist^[7], writer^[8], university teacher^[9], and classical scholar^[10]. Fields of work include literature^[18], a type of arts^[48] and classical philology^[19], an academic discipline^[49]. Among Alfred Edward Housman's employers was University College London^[20].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Alfred Edward Housman is A Shropshire Lad^[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 30, 1936^[5] and January 1, 1936^[14]. Alfred Edward Housman died in Cambridge^[4]. Burial took place at Shropshire^[15].

Why It Matters

Alfred Edward Housman ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (978 views/month, #6,743 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

He has been cited as an influence by Colin Dexter^[52], a writer^[53], 1930–2017^[54], of United Kingdom^[55], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[56], specialised in creative and professional writing^[57].

Works attributed to him include A Shropshire Lad^[58], a written work^[59], in United Kingdom^[60].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Edward Housman born?

Alfred Edward Housman was born in Worcestershire^[2].

Where did Alfred Edward Housman die?

Alfred Edward Housman died in Cambridge^[4].

What did Alfred Edward Housman do for work?

Alfred Edward Housman worked as poet^[6], classical philologist^[7], writer^[8], university teacher^[9], and classical scholar^[10].

Where did Alfred Edward Housman go to school?

Alfred Edward Housman was educated at King Edward's School^[21], St John's College^[22], and Bromsgrove School^[23].

Who did Alfred Edward Housman influence?

Alfred Edward Housman has been cited as an influence by Colin Dexter^[52].