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George Harcourt Vanden-Bampde-Johnstone

ジョージ・ハーコート・ヴァンデン・バンプデ・ジョンストン

Jōji Hākōto Vanden-Bampde-Jonsuton

Aliases: Peter / The Lord Derwent
Pen Names: George VandenPen name as author and poet

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1899-10-22 (London)
Died
1949-01-13 (Paris) age 49
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
London, England → Warsaw, Poland → Brussels, Belgium → Madrid, Spain → Bern, Switzerland → Paris, France

Career

Occupations
author, poet, diplomat, politician
Active Years
1920-1949
Affiliations
Yorkshire Liberal Federation (president), British Liberal International Council (co-treasurer), Georgian Group (founder, council member), Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
Memberships
Royal Society of Arts

Education

Sandroyd School
Country: England
Charterhouse School
Country: England
Merton College, Oxford
Literae Humaniores
Period: 1918-1921
Year of Graduation: 1921
Country: United Kingdom
Newdigate Prize winner

Awards

Newdigate Prize
1920
Organization: University of Oxford
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fifty Poems

1931 Poetry

Collection of poetry.

Before Zero Hour

1943 Poetry

Collection of poetry.

Bibliography

  • Fifty Poems (1931)
  • Before Zero Hour (1943)

Health

  • Unknown
    1948-1949
    Died in Paris while returning from a health visit to Switzerland.

Legacy

British peer, author, diplomat, and Liberal politician. Known for winning the Newdigate Prize at Oxford University as a poet.

Quotes

  • Fishing, golf, and thinking the twentieth century is just wonderful.
    Source: British Who's Who

Trivia

  • Known to family and friends as "Peter".
  • Succeeded as 3rd Baron Derwent in 1929 upon his uncle's death.