John Betjeman

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1906

Active to

1984

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728

Total plays

5,223

Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984) was an English poet, famous for poetry portraying British life and nature, often humorously. He recorded four albums for Charisma Records: Betjeman's Banana Blush, Late Flowering Love (both 1974), Betjeman's Britain (1977). and Varsity Rag (1981) with musical arrangements by Jim Parker. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Betjeman">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

Works

57

Cited by

133

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

   · 1996 · cited 200,647x

2. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

   · 2021 · cited 41,720x

3. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

   · 2000 · cited 36,356x

4. Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment

   · 2007 · cited 34,339x

5. The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

   · 1992 · cited 28,859x

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Quotes

• “"I think the mystery of its winding drive gave me a respect for the system of hereditary land owing which I have never shaken off. (Rawsden Manor Wilts.)”
• “The test of an abstract picture, for me, is not my first reaction to it, but how long I can stand it hanging on the wall of a room where I am living.”
• “It was through looking at churches that I came to believe in the reason churches were built.”
• “History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side.”
• “Hymns are the poetry of the people.”
• “There are two things you need for a jolly good hymn. The first is a set of words that expresses the mood or sentiment of the worshipper. The second—and perhaps even more important—is a good tune ... with a simple popular melody.”

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Key facts

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Preceded by

Cecil Day-Lewis

Succeeded by

Ted Hughes

Born

John Betjemann , ( 1906-08-28 ) 28 August 1906, London, England

Died

19 May 1984 (1984-05-19) (aged 77), Trebetherick , Cornwall, England

Spouse

Penelope Chetwode ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 29 July 1933</span>"}]]}'>1933 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1972 ) ​

Domestic partner

Lady Elizabeth Cavendish

Children

2, including Candida Lycett Green

Education

Marlborough College

Alma mater

Magdalen College, Oxford

Occupation

Poet, writer, broadcaster

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Wikidata facts

Image

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