A. D. Hope | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 July 2000 | (aged 92)
Alma mater | |
Occupation(s) | Poet and essayist |
Spouse |
Penelope Robinson
(m. 1937; died 1988) |
Children | 3 |
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]