Luce, Gordon Hannington, 1889-1979 (poet)
Person
Biography
Gordon Hannington Luce (1889-1979), poet and professor, was born on 20 January 1889 in Gloucester. He was educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham, from where he gained a classical scholarship to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and in 1911, obtained a first class degree in Classics. In 1912 Luce was appointed Lecturer in English Literature at Government College, Rangoon, later a constituent college of the University of Rangoon. Luce's studies of Burmese culture resulted in articles contributed to the Journal of the Burma Research Society. He died on 3 May 1979 in Jersey.
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Gordon Hannington Luce: Letter to Francis Jenkinson, 1921
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/829
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Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1921
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