Eugene Lee-Hamilton | |
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Born | London, England | 6 January 1845
Died | 9 September 1907 Bagni di Lucca, Italy | (aged 62)
Resting place | Florence, Italy |
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Period | Fin-de-siècle |
Spouse | Annie E. Holdsworth |
Children | Persis, daughter |
Relatives | Vernon Lee, half-sister |
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Eugene Lee-Hamilton (6 January 1845 – 9 September 1907) was a late Victorian English poet.[1] His work includes some notable sonnets in the style of Petrarch. He endowed a literary prize administered by Oriel College in Oxford University, where he was a student. The prize is open to students of Oxford and of Cambridge University and continues to this day.