Ernest Dowson
1867 - 1900/English
Ernest Christopher Dowson (2 August 1867-23 February 1900), English poet, born at Lee south-east of London. He died in London. / / He was a member of the Rhymer's Club, which included W. B. Yeats and Lionel Johnson. In 1891 Dowson fell in love with the 12-year-old daughter of a Polish restaurant owner. Dowson died of alcoholism (or some say of tuberculosis) in 1900 at the early age of 33. / / His best known poem is Non Sum Qualis eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae. / / Biography by: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and uses material adapted in whole or in part from the Wikipedia article on Ernest Dowson.
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