Sacheverell Sitwell | |
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Born | Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 15 November 1897 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
Died | 1 October 1988 Towcester, Northamptonshire, England | (aged 90)
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Period | 1918–1986 |
Spouse |
Georgia Doble
(m. 1925; died 1980) |
Children | 2, including Sir Reresby Sitwell, 7th Baronet |
Parents | Sir George Sitwell, 4th Baronet |
Relatives | Edith 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]