Alfred Edward Housman was born on March 26, 1859[1], in Worcestershire[2]. He died on April 30, 1936[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a poet[5], classical philologist[6], writer[7], university teacher[8], and classical scholar[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,920 views/month, #6,743 of 1,000,298).[10]
Topic's main category: Category:Alfred Edward Housman[33]
Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[34], Library of the World's Best Literature[35], Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English[37], Latin[38]
Why It Matters
Alfred Edward Housman has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
He has been cited as an influence by Colin Dexter[41], a writer[42], 1930–2017[43], of United Kingdom[44], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[45], specialised in creative and professional writing[46].
Works attributed to him include A Shropshire Lad[47], a written work[48], in United Kingdom[49].
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Where was Alfred Edward Housman born?
Alfred Edward Housman was born in Worcestershire[2].
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