Edward Marsh (polymath)

(1872-1953)

British polymath

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Sir Edward Howard Marsh KCVO CB CMG (18 November 1872 – 13 January 1953) was a British polymath, translator, arts patron and civil servant. He was the sponsor of the Georgian school of poets and a friend to many poets, including Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon. In his career as a civil servant he worked as Private Secretary to a succession of the United Kingdom's most powerful ministers, particularly Winston Churchill. He was a discreet but influential figure within Britain's homosexual community.

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Born	18 November 1872
Died	13 January 1953 (aged 80)
Zodiac	Scorpio
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Ivor Novello · 1893-1951 · Welsh composer and actor info edit view couple »

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J. C. Squire · 1884-1958 · British poet info edit view couple »

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Rupert Brooke · 1887-1915 · British poet info edit view couple »

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Siegfried Sassoon · 1886-1967 · English war poet and writer info edit view couple »

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Mark Gertler (artist) · 1891-1939 · British artist info edit view couple »

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Duncan Grant · 1885-1978 · British artist info edit view couple »

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Winston Churchill · Associate · 1874-1965 · British statesman and writer edit info

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William Denis Browne · Friend · 1888-1915 · British musician edit info

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