Edmund Gosse

Edmund Gosse

(1849–1928) librarian United Kingdom

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Edmund Gosse (1849–1928) was a United Kingdom librarian.

About Edmund Gosse

Sir Edmund William Gosse was an English poet, author and critic. He was strictly brought up in a small Protestant sect, the Plymouth Brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. His account of his childhood in the book Father and Son has been described as the first psychological biography.

Notable works:

Father and son: a study of two temperaments

Awards:

Taylorian Lecture|Companion of the Order of the Bath|honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg|honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg|doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris|Knight Bachelor

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