Fabian S. Woodley
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Fabian Strachan Woodley, MC
(19 July 1888–8 August 1957) was a British
poet of the Uranian
school. He was born in Bristol
and educated at Cheltenham College
(1902-07) and University College, Oxford
(matriculated 1907, BA
1910). After fighting in World War I
(during which he won the Military Cross
), he taught English
at several schools.
His only book of poetry, A Crown of Friendship, was published in 1921.
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(19 July 1888–8 August 1957) was a British
United Kingdom
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poet of the Uranian
Uranian poetry
The Uranians were a small and somewhat clandestine group of male pederastic poets who published works between 1858 and 1930...
school. He was born in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and educated at Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College is a co-educational independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.One of the public schools of the Victorian period, it was opened in July 1841. An Anglican foundation, it is known for its classical, military and sporting traditions.The 1893 book Great...
(1902-07) and University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
(matriculated 1907, BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
1910). After fighting in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
(during which he won the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
), he taught English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
at several schools.
His only book of poetry, A Crown of Friendship, was published in 1921.