Geoffrey Grigson
Geoffrey Grigson (1905–1985) was a British poet, naturalist and writer.
Also recorded as Geoffrey Edward Harvey Grigson
Biography
Born at Pelynt in 1905, died in Broad Town in 1985.
Geoffrey Grigson studied at St Edmund Hall and St John's School, Leatherhead. The recorded working language is English.
Works named in the authority record are Duff Cooper Prize.
Distinctions recorded are Duff Cooper Prize.
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Pelynt
Birth place
Broad Town
Death place
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Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Geoffrey Grigson – English Writer, "My Rebellious and Imperfect Eye", 2002
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2002
- Geoffrey Grigson as Art Critic, "My Rebellious and Imperfect Eye", 2002
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2002
- Grigson, Geoffrey Edward Harvey (1905–1985), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2017
reference work
- “Geoffrey Grigson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5534642: Geoffrey Grigson
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Grigson, Geoffrey Edward Harvey (1905–1985), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017Crossref registry
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