Christopher Caudwell | |
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| Born | Christopher St John Sprigg 20 October 1907 Putney, London, England |
| Died | 12 February 1937 (aged 29) Jarama, Spain |
| Cause of death | Killed by Spanish nationalists |
| Education | St Benedict's School, Ealing |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, machine gunner |
| Known for | Communist activism, poetry, literary criticism |
| Political party | Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) |
Christopher St John Sprigg (20 October 1907 – 12 February 1937), best known by his pseudonym Christopher Caudwell, was an English Marxist writer, literary critic, intellectual and activist.[1]