John Cornford | |
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 Cornford in January 1936 | |
| Born | 27 December 1915 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 28 December 1936 (aged 21) Lopera, Spain |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Partner(s) | Rachel Peters Margot Heinemann Jean Ross |
| Parent(s) | Francis Macdonald Cornford (father) Frances Darwin Cornford (mother) |
| Relatives | Charles Darwin (great-grandfather) Emma Darwin (great-grandmother) Christopher Cornford (brother) |
Rupert John Cornford (27 December 1915 – 28 December 1936) was an English poet and communist. During the first year of the Spanish Civil War, he was a member of the POUM militia and later the International Brigades. He died while fighting against the Nationalists, at Lopera, near Córdoba.