Alfred Austin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Austin

British writer and poet

Date of Birth: 30-May-1835

Place of Birth: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1913

Profession: writer, poet, journalist, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Alfred Austin (30 May 1835 – 2 June 1913) was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, after an interval following the death of Tennyson, when the other candidates had either caused controversy or refused the honour.
It was claimed that he was being rewarded for his support for the Conservative leader Lord Salisbury in the General Election of 1895.
Austin's poems are little-remembered today, his most popular work being prose idylls celebrating nature.