Robert Wilson Lynd

Robert Wilson Lynd
Caricature of Robert Lynd, 1928
Caricature of Robert Lynd, 1928
Native name
Robiard Ó Flionn/Roibeard Ua Flionn
Born20 April 1879
Belfast, Ireland
Died6 October 1949(1949-10-06) (aged 70)
Hampstead, London, England
Resting placeBelfast City Cemetery
LanguageEnglish, Irish
NationalityBritish
GenresEssays, poems
Literary movementIrish literary revival
Years active1906–1949
SpouseSylvia Dryhurst
ChildrenMáire and Sigle
RelativesTim Wheeler (grandson)
The Baron Lowry (grandnephew)

Robert Wilson Lynd (Irish: Roibéard Ó Floinn; 20 April 1879 – 6 October 1949) was an Irish writer, editor of poetry, urbane literary essayist, socialist and Irish nationalist.