Walter Savage Landor/King's High School for Girls, Warwick. UK
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Walter Savage Landor was an English writer, poet, and activist.
Born: 30 January 1775, Warwick
Died: 17 September 1864, Florence, Italy
Literary movement: Romanticism
Waymark Code: WM167RT
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/28/2022
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Walter Savage Landor (30 January 1775 – 17 September 1864) was an English writer, poet, and activist.
His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem "Rose Aylmer," but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity.
As remarkable as his work was, it was equalled by his rumbustious character and lively temperament.
He befriended and influenced the next generation of literary reformers such as Charles Dickens and Robert Browning.
Walter Savage Landor was born in Warwick, England, the eldest son of Dr Walter Landor (1733-1805), a physician, and his second wife, Elizabeth (1743-1829), one of four daughters and heiresses of Charles Savage, of Tachbrook, Warwickshire.
His father inherited estates at Rugeley, Staffordshire and his mother was heiress to estates at Ipsley Court and Bishop's Tachbrook in Warwickshire.
Landor as the eldest son was heir to these properties and looked forward to a life of prosperity.
The family tradition was Whig in reaction to George III and Pitt, and although Landor's brother Robert was the only other member to achieve fame as a writer there was a strong literary tradition in the family.
His birthplace, Eastgate House, became occupied by The King's High School For Girls.
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