Betjeman

Betjeman
/bech"euh meuhn/, n.
Sir John, 1906-84, English poet: poet laureate 1972-84.

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  • Betjeman, Sir John — born Aug. 28, 1906, London, Eng. died May 19, 1984, Trebetherick, Cornwall English poet. His poetry volumes include Mount Zion (1933), High and Low (1966), and A Nip in the Air (1974), and his prose works include guidebooks to English counties… …   Universalium

  • Betjeman, Sir John — (1906 1984)    Broadcaster, television presenter and poet laureate known for writing about the recent past in such a way as to make it accessible and familiar. The only child of a London furniture manufacturer, he was educated at Marlborough… …   British and Irish poets

  • Betjeman — biographical name Sir John 1906 1984 British author; poet laureate (1972 84) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Betjeman — This famous surname, one of the earliest recorded in history, and recorded in over two hundred spellings from Benedicte, Benech and Bennet, to Banish, Beinosovitch and Vedyasov, derives from the Roman personal name Benedictus , meaning blessed.… …   Surnames reference

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