Francis Hackett

Francis Hackett
Born	(1883-01-21)January 21, 1883 Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	April 25, 1962(1962-04-25) (aged 79) Virum, Denmark
Occupation	Writer (novelist)
Nationality	Irish
Period	20th century
Genre	fiction
Spouse	Signe Toksvig ​ (m. 1918)​

Francis Hackett (21 January 1883 – 25 April 1962) was an Irish novelist and literary critic. He is most famous for writing a detailed book about Henry VIII but was also a noted critic and published several other books most of which were either non-fiction or biographies.