Lionel Charles Knights, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lionel Charles Knights

English literary critic

Date of Birth: 15-May-1906

Place of Birth: Grantham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1997

Profession: poet, literary critic

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Lionel Charles Knights (15 May 1906 – 8 March 1997) was an English literary critic, an authority on Shakespeare and his period.
His essay How many children had Lady Macbeth? (1933) is a classic of modern criticism.
He became King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge in 1965.