George Benson Johnston | |
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| Born | October 7, 1913 Hamilton, Ontario |
| Died | August 2004 Athelstan, Quebec |
| Language | English |
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Notable works | The Cruising Auk |
| Spouse | Jeanne McCrae |
George Benson Johnston (October 7, 1913 – August 2004) was a Canadian poet, translator, and academic "best known for lyric poetry that delineates with good-humoured wisdom the pleasures and pains of suburban family life."[1] He also had an international reputation as a scholar and translator of the Icelandic Sagas.[citation needed]
- ^ James Steele, "Johnston, George Benson Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine," Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 1114.