Pitter, Ruth, 1897-1992

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Name (Latin)
Pitter, Ruth, 1897-1992
Other forms of name
Pitter, Ruth, 1897-
Date of birth
1897-11-07
Date of death
1992-02-29
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 76363554
Wikidata: Q531951
Library of congress: n 50011259
Sources of Information
  • Her First & second poems ... 1930
  • Wikipedia WWW site, Apr. 25, 2006(Ruth Pitter; b. 1897, d. Feb. 29, 1992; British poet)

Wikipedia description:

Ruth Pitter (alternatively Emma Thomas Pitter), CBE, FRSL (7 November 1897 – 29 February 1992) was a British poet. She was the first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955, and was appointed CBE in 1979 to honour her many contributions to English literature. In 1974, she was named a "Companion of Literature", the highest honour given by the Royal Society of Literature.

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