Herbert Lomas (poet), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Herbert Lomas (poet)

Poet, academic, translator

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1924

Date of Death: 09-Sep-2011

Profession: poet, translator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Herbert Lomas (7 February 1924 – 9 September 2011) was a British poet and translator.
He served in the infantry from 1943 to 1946).
He then graduated from University of Liverpool, and taught at the University of Helsinki and Borough Road College. Lomas was a "prolific translator" from Finnish. In Finland, Lomas was married to Anna-Liisa Partanen (née Aatila) from 28 July 1956 to 29 May 1968.
They had no children together but Lomas was stepfather to Anna-Liisa's four children.
Later, Lomas married Mary Marshall Phelps on 29 June 1968; they had one son and one daughter.