Summary
AC Benson: Wrote the lyrics of Edward Elgar’s Coronation Ode, including the words of “Land of Hope and Glory”
| Name: | Arthur Christopher Benson, FRSL |
| Born: | 24 Apr 1862 |
| Place: | Wellington College, Berkshire |
| Died: | 17 Jun 1925 |
| Profession: | Academic and Writer |
| Educated: | Eton College and King’s College, Cambridge. |
| Famous for: | Wrote the lyrics of Edward Elgar’s Coronation Ode, including the words of the patriotic song “Land of Hope and Glory” (1902). |
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Images
AC Benson by Allen Hastings Fry; public domain.
Curator's References
Commemorative plaques on the RBWM website.
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