John Betjeman
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- Betjeman, John
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1906-08-28
- Place of birth
- London
- Date of death
- 1984-05-19
- Place of death
- Cornwall
Wikipedia
Sir John Betjeman (; 28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and first president of The Hackney Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.
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- John Betjeman wrote a blurb for Und freitags Fisch: Erzählungen(Anniversary edition 1996)
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- 2024-10-20