Gerard Manley Hopkins

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GMH , whose desire to publish his poetry was frustrated in his Victorian lifetime by his Jesuit superiors, was first published in 1918 by his trusted friend and informal archivist Robert Bridges . During the twentieth century his difficult work became canonical and revered. His journals and letters have also recently received high praise.

Milestones

28 July 1844

The future priest and poet GMH was born in Stratford, Essex (then just outside London), the eldest of nine children.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

8 June 1889

GMH , priest and poet, died of typhoid and peritonitis in Dublin.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

Biography

Early Life and Education

28 July 1844

The future priest and poet GMH was born in Stratford, Essex (then just outside London), the eldest of nine children.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

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