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Henry Kirke White

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Henry Kirke White

Birth
Nottingham, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England
Death
10 Oct 1806 (aged 21)
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Burial
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Enthusiastic, if not gifted, poet. His popularity probably owed more to his romantic early death ('...the martyr student faded and retired...' to quote the inscription) than to the merit of his work.
Enthusiastic, if not gifted, poet. His popularity probably owed more to his romantic early death ('...the martyr student faded and retired...' to quote the inscription) than to the merit of his work.

Bio by: David Conway


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  • Maintained by: AJ
  • Added: Apr 12, 2001
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21271/henry_kirke-white: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Kirke White (21 Mar 1785–10 Oct 1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21271, citing St Johns College, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by AJ (contributor 1003).