James Elroy Flecker
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1884-11-05
- Active to
- 1915-01-03
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James Elroy Flecker (5 November 1884 – 3 January 1915) was an English poet, novelist and playwright. As a poet he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets. Born on 5 November 1884 in Lewisham, London, and baptised Herman Elroy Flecker, Flecker later chose to use the first name "James", either because he disliked the name "Herman" or to avoid confusion with his father. "Roy", as his family called him, was educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham, where his father was the headmaster, and late
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- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Davos
- Occupation
- translator
- Educated at
- Uppingham School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- James Elroy Flecker at Cambridge.jpg
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- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- Commons category
- James Elroy Flecker
- date of birth
- 1884-11-05
- date of death
- 1915-01-03
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P12749
- Ograzhden Cove
- writing language
- English language
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- James Elroy Flecker
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