Robert Bridges

Robert Bridges
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
In office 25 July 1913 – 21 April 1930
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Alfred Austin
Succeeded by	John Masefield
Personal details
Born	Robert Seymour Bridges (1844-10-23)23 October 1844 Walmer, Kent, England, UK
Died	21 April 1930(1930-04-21) (aged 85) Boars Hill, Berkshire, England
Spouse	Monica Bridges (born Waterhouse)
Children	Elizabeth Daryush Edward Bridges
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Oxford St Bartholomew's Hospital Eton College
Occupation	Writer
Awards	Poet Laureate

Robert Seymour Bridges OM (23 October 1844 – 21 April 1930) was a British poet who was Poet Laureate from 1913 to 1930. A doctor by training, he achieved literary fame only late in life. His poems reflect a deep Christian faith, and he is the author of many well-known hymns. It was through Bridges's efforts that the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins achieved posthumous fame.