Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize (Newdigate Prize)
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Edition 0 (1919) Winner
Percy Hugh Beverley Lyon
パーシー・ヒュー・ベヴァリー・ライオン
Pāshī Hyū Bevarī Raion
Aliases:
P. H. B. Lyon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1893-01-01
- Died
- 1986-12-31 age 93
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oxford → Edinburgh → Rugby
Career
- Occupations
- poet, educator, schoolmaster, headmaster
- Active Years
- 1910-1986
- Affiliations
- Rugby School, Edinburgh Academy
- Influenced
- John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriel College, Oxford | — | Literae Humaniores | — | 1910-1919 | United Kingdom |
Oriel College, Oxford
Literae Humaniores
Period:
1910-1919
Year of Graduation:
1919
Country:
United Kingdom
Interrupted by World War I
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Newdigate Prize | France | — | University of Oxford | 受賞 |
| 1918 | Military Cross | — | — | British Army | 受賞 |
Newdigate Prize
1919
Work:
France
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
受賞
Military Cross
1918
Organization:
British Army
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Now to be Still and Rest
1919 peace poetryA peace poem written after World War I
peaceend of war
France
1919 war poetryPoem that won the Newdigate Prize
warFrance
Bibliography
- Songs of Youth & War (1918)
- Turn Fortune (1923)
- P. H. B. Lyon (1931)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Georgian poetryWar poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- warpeaceyouth
Health
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Prisoner of war1918Held in Graudenz POW camp until end of war
Legacy
20th-century British poet and educator, winner of Newdigate Prize, headmaster of Rugby School
In Popular Culture
- Daughter Elinor Lyon was a children's writer
Trivia
- Father of children's writer Elinor Lyon
- Mentor to poet John Gillespie Magee, Jr.