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Who was Alfred Tennyson?

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Who was Alfred Tennyson?

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Poet. Date and Place of Birth: 6th August 1809, Somersby Rectory, Lincolnshire, England. Family Background: He was the fourth of twelve children of George, the Rector of Somersby and Elizabeth who were a talented but unhappy couple. Education: Louth Grammar School, where he hated the sadistic Headmaster, the Reverend J. Waite. Trinity College, Cambridge University. hy of Alfred Tennyson: Chronology/Biograp 1823: Poems by Alfred and his brother Charles were published by Jacksons in Louth, Lincolnshire. 1829: Wins the Chancellor’s Gold Medal at Trinity College, Cambridge with “Timbuctoo”. He becomes a member of “The Apostles” group. Spends Christmas at Somersby with his college friend Arthur Hallam. 1832: Visits the Rhineland in Germany with Hallam. 1833: His work “Poems” is slammed by the critics in “The Quarterly Review” for being “too sentimental”. (September) Arthur Hallam dies in Vienna. 1835: Death of his grandfather George. 1836: Falls in love with Emily Sellwood at his brother’s