Sacheverell Sitwell


Sacheverell Sitwell

Sitwell in 1927
Sitwell in 1927
BornSacheverell Reresby Sitwell
(1897-11-15)15 November 1897
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Died1 October 1988(1988-10-01) (aged 90)
Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
OccupationWriter
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Period1918–1986
Spouse
Georgia Doble
(m. 1925; died 1980)
Children2, including Sir Reresby Sitwell, 7th Baronet
ParentsSir George Sitwell, 4th Baronet
RelativesEdith Sitwell (sister)
Osbert Sitwell (brother)
George Sitwell (grandson)
William Sitwell (grandson)

Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 6th Baronet, CH (/sæˈʃɛvərəl/; 15 November 1897 – 1 October 1988) was an English writer, particularly on baroque architecture, and an art and music critic. Sitwell produced some 50 volumes of poetry and some 50 works on art, music, architecture, and travel.[1]

  1. ^ "Sacheverell Sitwell Poems > My poetic side". mypoeticside.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.