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Laurence Binyon Fast Facts
Birthday
*** ,1869
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March 10, 1943 (73 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Leo
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Laurence Binyon
Robert Laurence Binyon, CH is an English poet, playwright and art scholar. Born in Lancaster, England, his parents were Frederick Binyon, a missionary, and Mary Dockray. He studied at St Paul's School in London and Trinity University in Oxford, where he won the Newdigate Prize for poetry in 1891. He worked for the British Museum from 1893 until his retirement in 1933. In 1904, he married the historian Cicely Margaret Powell, with whom he had three daughters, including the artist Nicolete Gray. Moved by the British Expeditionary Force's losses in 1914, Binyon wrote his most famous work "For the Fallen", which is often re-read during Memorial Sunday services in the Kingdom. UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In 1915, he volunteered as a hospital nurse in France and later worked in England, helping to heal those wounded at the Battle of Verdun. He wrote about these experiences in For Dauntless France.
BornRobert Laurence Binyon, August 10, 1869, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
DiedMarch 10, 1943, Reading, Berkshire, England
OccupationPoet, dramatist, scholar
SpouseCicely Margaret Powell
ChildrenHelen Binyon, Margaret Binyon, Nicolete Gray
RelativesT. J. Binyon (great-nephew), Camilla Gray (granddaughter)

About Laurence Binyon

Poet Laurence Binyon was born on August 10, 1869 in England (He dies at the age of 73, on March 10, 1943).

Poet, playwright, and scholar best known for his 1914 poem"For the Fallen". His other poetic works include Winnowing Fan, London Visions, and The Madness of Merlin.

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Laurence Binyon before becoming famous

Laurence Binyon was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1869 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford, and immediately began working in the British Museum's Printed Books Department.

Achievement of Laurence Binyon

His grandfather was a railway engineer, and his father was a Quaker priest.

Laurence Binyon's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He has three children with his wife, historian Cicely Margaret Powell.

Laurence Binyon Collabed with

He and Poet Ezra Pound were part of a group of early twentieth-century intellectuals and artists who met on a regular basis at London's Wiener Cafe.

Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) (Poet)
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Laurence Binyon Income & Net worth

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