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William Ernest Henley
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English poet, critic and editor (1849–1903)
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William Ernest Henley was a male writer, poet, journalist, and editor from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Born in Gloucester in 1849, he wrote in the English language. His notable works include the poem *Invictus*, as well as *Views and reviews*, *England my England*, *Essays ...*, *The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson*, and *The complete poems of Robert Burns*.
Henley died of tuberculosis in Woking on July 11, 1903, due to natural causes. His archives are held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. He is described by sources such as the *Svensk uppslagsbok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1849
- Died
- 1903
- Works
- 135
Top works
- Views and reviews
- England my England
- Essays ...
- The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson
- The complete poems of Robert Burns
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1849
- Active to
- 1903
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ernest
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Gloucester
- Place of death
- Woking
- Occupation
- literary critic
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Invictus
- Image
- William Ernest Henley`s Portrait.jpg
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- Commons category
- William Ernest Henley
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of death
- 1903-01-01
- date of birth
- 1849-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- William Ernest Henley
- archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- William Ernest Henley
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to William Ernest Henley, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
