# Eleanor Farjeon

> English children's writer

**Wikidata**: [Q258669](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258669)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Farjeon)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/eleanor-farjeon

## Summary
Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English writer best known for her work for children and young adults and for writing the lyrics of the Christian hymn "Morning Has Broken." She was active as a writer from 1899 and received notable recognition in the field of children's literature, including major literary awards.

## Biography
- Born: 13 February 1881
- Died: 5 June 1965
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Known for: Writing for children and young adults; authoring the lyrics of the Christian hymn "Morning Has Broken"
- Field(s): Children's and young adult literature; poetry; drama; prose; biography
- Work period start: 1899

## Contributions
- "Morning Has Broken" — credited in the source material as a Christian hymn with lyrics by Eleanor Farjeon. The hymn is explicitly listed in the provided data as a work connected to her.
- Long career as a writer across multiple literary forms beginning in 1899. The provided materials identify her occupations and fields of work, showing concrete contributions to children's literature, poetry, drama, novels, biographies, and plays.
- Notable work entry (identifier): Q1948304 is listed as a notable_work associated with Eleanor Farjeon in the structured data.
- Awards and recognition: the provided material lists her in connection with the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Carnegie Medal as recognitions associated with her career.

## FAQs
Q: What was Eleanor Farjeon's nationality?
A: She was a citizen of the United Kingdom.

Q: When did Eleanor Farjeon live and work?
A: She was born on 13 February 1881, died on 5 June 1965, and her recorded work period began in 1899.

Q: What kinds of writing did Eleanor Farjeon produce?
A: The source material identifies her occupations as poet, writer, children's writer, novelist, biographer, and playwright, and lists her fields of work as poetry, children's and young adult literature, drama, and prose.

Q: Which hymn did she write lyrics for?
A: She wrote the lyrics for the Christian hymn "Morning Has Broken," which is explicitly credited to her in the source material.

Q: What awards or recognitions are associated with her?
A: The provided data links her to the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Carnegie Medal among her recognitions.

Q: Are there alternative names or aliases for Eleanor Farjeon?
A: Yes. The provided aliases include "Tomfool," "Merry Andrew," and "Chimaera."

## Why They Matter
Eleanor Farjeon's significance in the provided material rests on two interrelated contributions. First, she is documented as an English writer whose career began in 1899 and who worked across children's and young adult literature, poetry, drama and prose; this multi-genre authorship situates her within a broad literary practice for younger readers and general literary forms. Second, she is explicitly credited as the lyricist of the Christian hymn "Morning Has Broken," a named work in the source set. The combination of a long active period, multiple literary roles (poet, novelist, biographer, playwright, children's writer), and named recognition and awards in children's literature in the source material indicate that her work was recognized and recorded across bibliographic and authority systems. Without these contributions appearing in the provided data, the record of a writer spanning genres and producing a named hymn text would be absent.

## Notable For
- Author of the lyrics for the Christian hymn "Morning Has Broken."
- Recognized in the provided material with connections to major children's literature awards, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Carnegie Medal.
- Multi-genre English writer: occupations listed include poet, children's writer, novelist, biographer and playwright.
- Work period recorded as starting in 1899.
- Multiple aliases recorded: Tomfool; Merry Andrew; Chimaera.
- Numerous structured database and authority identifiers are associated with her (see Body/Identifiers).

## Body

### Early life and dates
- Born 13 February 1881.  
- Died 5 June 1965.  
- Nationality recorded as United Kingdom (citizenship Q145 in the structured data).

### Career overview
- Work period start is given as 1899. The source material identifies her instance_of as Q5 (human) and lists multiple occupations: poet, writer, children's writer, novelist, biographer, and playwright.
- Fields of work recorded include poetry; children's and young adult literature; drama; prose; and related literary fields.

### Major works and outputs
- Morning Has Broken — explicitly listed in the provided materials as a Christian hymn with lyrics by Eleanor Farjeon.
- Notable work identifier Q1948304 is associated with her in the provided structured data. (The source lists this identifier as her notable_work.)

### Awards and recognition
- The provided Awards / Recognition section includes:
  - Hans Christian Andersen Award (listed among recognitions in the source).
  - Carnegie Medal (listed among recognitions in the source).
- The structured data also lists award_received values: Q327154, Q1043985, Q2137892 (these identifiers are recorded in the supplied property list).

### Genres and literary roles
- Occupations and roles recorded in the source:
  - Poet
  - Writer
  - Children's writer
  - Novelist
  - Biographer
  - Playwright
- Fields of work recorded in the source include: poetry, children's and young adult literature, drama, prose and other literary fields.

### Identifiers, aliases and metadata
The provided material includes an extensive set of structured properties and identifiers associated with Eleanor Farjeon. These are presented here exactly as provided:

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- Aliases: Tomfool; Merry Andrew; Chimaera

### Bibliographic and database links
- The provided material lists many external identifiers and titles (see the Identifiers and metadata list above). These indicate the breadth of bibliographic, authority and database records attached to Eleanor Farjeon across library and archival systems.

### Legacy and influence (as indicated by the source)
- The supplied material shows Eleanor Farjeon recorded across a wide set of bibliographic and authority systems, indicating sustained recognition in library, encyclopedia and metadata resources.  
- Her association with the hymn "Morning Has Broken" is documented in the provided dataset as a named creative output.

### Notes on sources and scope
- All statements above are drawn only from the provided source material. The material supplies occupational labels, fields of work, two named awards, birth and death dates, a named hymn with her lyric credit, aliases, a notable_work identifier, and an extensive set of structured property identifiers. No additional biographical facts, places of birth, education, employers, publication dates for specific books beyond the hymn credit, or other narrative details were included in the source and therefore are not asserted here.

## References

1. Integrated Authority File
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