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James Elroy Flecker

James Elroy Flecker, English author, poet, and playwright (died 1915)

Born
November 5, 1884
Died
January 3, 1915
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1884

About James Elroy Flecker

James Elroy Flecker was a British novelist, playwright, and poet, whose poetry was most influenced by the Parnassian poets. Flecker later chose to use the first name "James", either because he disliked the name "Herman" or to avoid confusion with his father. "Roy", as his family called him, was educated at Dean Close School, and then at Uppingham. In 1935, she was awarded a government pension of £90 a year "in recognition of the services rendered by her husband to poetry". His much younger brother was the educationalist Henry Lael Oswald Flecker, who became Headmaster of Christ's Hospital.

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The world when James Elroy Flecker was born

James Elroy Flecker was born in 1884. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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