A.E. Housman

English poet and scholar. He was the eldest of seven children born to Edward Housman, a solicitor, and Sarah Jane Housman (née Williams). Housman was brought up and educated in Worcestershire, winning a scholarship to Bromsgrove School in 1870. In 1877 he won another scholarship, to St. John's College, Oxford, where he studied classics. In his first Public Examination in 1879, he gained first-class honours. However, he failed his second Public Examination in 1881, partly through neglecting the study of philosophy and history, towards which the course was geared, in favour of the poetry and textual criticism in which he was interested. Consequently he left Oxford without a degree. In 1882 he began working at the Patent Office as a clerk. During this period he began publishing articles on Latin and Greek poetry, and by 1892, when he applied for the post of Professor of Latin at University College London, he had twenty-five published articles to his name. While teaching at UCL he published an edition of Ovid 's `Ibis' (in 1894). This was followed by editions of works by Manilius (1903-30, in five volumes), Juvenal (1905) and Lucan (1926). In 1911 he was made Benjamin Hall Kennedy Professor of Latin at Cambridge, where he taught until a few days before his death. He refused all the honours and awards offered him, including six honorary degrees from British universities and (in 1929) the Order of Merit. He did however accept the fellowship of St. John's College, Oxford.

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Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black - and - white photo of a boat in the water near a ship; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man standing on a boat looking at a large rock; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man sitting at a table in front of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A couple of women standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – Two women are standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A boat floating on top of a body of water near rocks; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – An old photo of people sitting at tables in a restaurant; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man sitting at a table with a woman in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A woman in a white fur coat standing in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – An older man and a younger woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of a woman reading a book on a sailboat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a table; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of a man looking out over the ocean; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – An older man in a tuxedo looking at a woman in a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man in a suit and a bow tie talking to a boy in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – An old photo of a woman in a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man playing an accordion in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – An older man in a tuxedo and a young boy in a bed; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of a man on a boat; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of people waiting at a train station; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black - and - white photo of a woman with a bow in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A group of people sitting at a table with plates of food; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man and a woman are walking down a long hallway; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – An old photo of a man and a young girl; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black - and - white photo of a woman with her hand under her chin; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of a man in a long hallway; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man in a uniform standing in front of a mirror; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of a group of people in a boat; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of a man leaning on a railing; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – An older man and a young boy are in a crowd; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – Two people looking out a porthole at the sun; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of people working in an industrial setting; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man in a suit and bow tie looking at a woman in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – Black and white photograph of a man in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A young boy wearing a hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A group of people in a boat in a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man sitting in front of another man in front of a bar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – Two men standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – Black and white photograph of a man in a naval uniform; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black - and - white photo of a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black and white photo of a man putting on a shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – Two women sitting at a table with a cup of tea; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A black - and - white photo of people walking up and down stairs; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – A man in a suit standing next to another man in a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – Black and white photograph of a man in a military uniform; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Titanic” (1953), directed by Jean Negulesco – An older man in a suit and bow tie talking to a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Titanic

(1953)