Rupert Brooke

Rupert Chawner Brooke (middle name sometimes given as "Chaucer"; 3 August 1887 – 23 April 1915) was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good looks, which were said to have prompted the Irish poet W. B. Yeats to describe him as "the handsomest young man in England".

Personal facts

Rupert Brooke
Birth dateAugust 03, 1887
Birth nameRupert Brooke
Birth place
England , Rugby Warwickshire , Warwickshire
Date of deathApril 23, 1915
Place of death
Aegean Sea , Skyros
Resting place
Skyros
Education
Rugby School
King's College Cambridge
University of Cambridge

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External resources

  1. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7278145
  2. http://libus.csd.mu.edu/record=b1765375
  3. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B0CE0DC153BE233A25751C1A96F9C946496D6CF
  4. http://resources.glos.ac.uk/departments/lis/archives/collections/gpwa/dymock.cfm
  5. http://www.bartleby.com/232
  6. http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/brooke.html
  7. http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2000332
  8. http://www.english.emory.edu/LostPoets
  9. http://www.facebook.com/rupertbrookepoet
  10. http://www.rupertbrooke.com