Laurence Binyon
(1869-1943)

Born in Lancashire, England, Laurence Binyon was educated at St. Paul's School and Trinity College, Oxford. At Oxford, he was awarded the Newdigate Prize for Poetry. Binyon joined the Red Cross in 1914 and visited the Front in 1916. In his occupations, he was Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum; and a lecturer and professor at educational institutions such as Harvard University (1933-34), and the University of Athens. His publications include collections of his verse, plays, books on art, and a translation of Dante's Divine Comedy.