Edward Marsh (polymath)

Sir Edward Howard Marsh KCVO CB CMG (18 November 1872[1] – 13 January 1953) was a British polymath, translator, arts patron and civil servant.[2] He was the sponsor of the Georgian school of poets and a friend to many poets, including Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon. In his career as a civil servant he worked as private secretary to a succession of the United Kingdom's most powerful ministers, particularly Winston Churchill. He was a discreet but influential figure within Britain's homosexual community.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Hassall, Christopher (1959). A biography of Edward Marsh. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Co. pp. 26–53.
  3. ^ Taylor, John Russell. "A Neglected Painter". Apollo. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  4. ^ Motion, Andrew (13 November 2010). "Strange Meetings: The Poets of the Great War by Harry Ricketts – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2012.