Geoffrey Grigson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Geoffrey Grigson

British poet, writer, critic and naturalist

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1905

Place of Birth: Pelynt, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Nov-1985

Profession: naturalist, poet, literary critic

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Geoffrey Edward Harvey Grigson (2 March 1905 – 25 November 1985) was a British poet, writer, editor, critic, exhibition curator, anthologist and naturalist.
In the 1930s he was editor of the influential magazine New Verse, and went on to produce 13 collections of his own poetry, as well as compiling numerous anthologies, among many published works on subjects including art, travel and the countryside.
Grigson exhibited in the London International Surrealist Exhibition at New Burlington Galleries in 1936 (exhibiting alongside the artists André Breton, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Henry Moore, Paul Nash, and others), and in 1946 he co-founded the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
His autobiography The Crest on the Silver was published in 1950.
At various times he was involved in teaching, journalism and broadcasting.
Fiercely combative, he made many literary enemies.