John Cornford
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 88 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 27,1915 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Cambridge |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | December 28,1936 |
| Died | Lopera |
| Spain | |
| Children | James Cornford |
| James Peters Cornford | |
| Siblings | Christopher Cornford |
| Helena Cornford | |
| Clare Cornford | |
| Hugh Wordsworth Cornford | |
| Parents | Frances Cornford |
| Francis Cornford | |
| Job | Poet |
| Education | King's College School, Cambridge |
| Trinity College | |
| Stowe School | |
| Books | Understand the Weapon, Understand the Wound: Collected Writings |
| Collected Writings | |
| Understand the Weapon, Understand the Wound: Selected Writings of John Cornford : with Some Letters of Frances Cornford | |
| John Cornford: A Memoir | |
| Current partner | Rachel Peters |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 557947 |
John Cornford Life story
Rupert John Cornford was an English poet and communist. During the first year of the Spanish Civil War, he was a member of the POUM militia and later the International Brigades. He died while fighting against the Nationalists, at Lopera, near Córdoba.