I lived from 1884-1919. I was from England, and am in the English category.
James Elroy Flecker was born in England in 1884 and educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham, where his father was headmaster, and later at Uppingham and Trinity College, Oxford.
After university he joined the Diplomatic Service, spending time in Constantinople and Beirut. In 1913 he went to Switzerland to seek a cure for his tuberculosis but died there two years later at the age of 30.
He produced a prolific volumes of poetry during his short life including The Bridge of Fire (1907), Forty-Two Poems(1911), The Golden Journey to Samarkand (1913), and The Old Ships (1915).
He died in 1915
After university he joined the Diplomatic Service, spending time in Constantinople and Beirut. In 1913 he went to Switzerland to seek a cure for his tuberculosis but died there two years later at the age of 30.
He produced a prolific volumes of poetry during his short life including The Bridge of Fire (1907), Forty-Two Poems(1911), The Golden Journey to Samarkand (1913), and The Old Ships (1915).
He died in 1915
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