A. D. Hope

A. D. Hope
Hope, c. 1969
Born(1907-07-21)21 July 1907
Died13 July 2000(2000-07-13) (aged 92)
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Poet and essayist
Spouse
Penelope Robinson
(m. 1937; died 1988)
Children3

Alec Derwent Hope AC OBE FAHA (21 July 1907 – 13 July 2000) was an Australian poet and essayist known for his satirical slant. He was also a critic, teacher and academic. He was referred to in an American journal as "the 20th century's greatest 18th-century poet".[1]

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