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John Betjeman
Poet, Author
1906 – 1984
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Who was John Betjeman?
Sir John Betjeman, CBE was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack".
He was a founding member of the Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture. Starting his career as a journalist, he ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.
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- Born
- Aug 28, 1906
Highgate - Also known as
- Sir John Betjeman
- Betjeman, Sir John
- John Betjemann
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Magdalen College, Oxford
- Marlborough College
- University of Oxford
- Died
- May 19, 1984
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on July 23, 2013
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