John Betjeman

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John Betjeman was a British poet, writer, and broadcaster who served as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1972 until his death.

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John Betjeman canonical 6
Sir John Betjeman 3
Betjeman 1

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instanceOf Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
broadcaster
human
poet
writer
awardReceived CBE
Knighthood
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease
child Candida Lycett Green
Paul Betjeman
linked to: John Betjeman
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1906-08-28
dateOfDeath 1984-05-19
educatedAt Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED
Marlborough College
endTime 1984 (as Poet Laureate)
familyName Betjeman
linked to: John Betjeman
fieldOfWork English poetry
architecture writing
fullName Sir John Betjeman
linked to: John Betjeman
genre literary criticism
poetry
topographical writing
givenName John
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor campaigning for architectural conservation in Britain
popularising poetry on radio and television
movement light verse
name John Betjeman
nationality British
notableWork A Few Late Chrysanthemums
Collected Poems
First and Last Loves
Ghastly Good Taste
Summoned by Bells
The Shell Guides (various volumes)
occupation broadcaster
poet
writer
placeOfBirth England
Highgate
London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Cornwall
England
Trevose Head
positionHeld Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
religion Anglicanism
spouse Penelope Chetwode
startTime 1972 (as Poet Laureate)

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Wantage hasNotablePerson John Betjeman
John Betjeman name John Betjeman
John Betjeman fullName Sir John Betjeman
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John Betjeman familyName Betjeman
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John Betjeman child Paul Betjeman
linked to: John Betjeman
Wantage hasNotableResident John Betjeman
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Wantage hasNotableResident Sir John Betjeman
subject linked to: WANTAGE
linked to: John Betjeman
Marlborough College hasNotableAlumni John Betjeman
Dragon School notableAlumni John Betjeman
Corpus Christi College, Oxford hasAlumnus Sir John Betjeman
linked to: John Betjeman