Ernest Gilliat-Smith
Frederick Ernest Gilliat-Smith (1858–1935) was an English Catholic poet and author of historical non-fiction.
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| Born | Frederick Ernest Gilliat-Smith 8 July 1858 Woodmansterne, England |
| Died | 22 February 1935 (aged 76) Newbury, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Elinor Cockerell |
| Children | 3 |
Life
Gilliat-Smith was born in Woodmansterne, Surrey, on 8 July 1858. He converted to Catholicism in 1879 and pursued a literary career. He married Elinor Cockerell, with whom he had three children, Bernard, Guy[1] and Monica. After living some years in Bruges, Belgium, he moved to Rome in 1913. He died at home in Newbury, Berkshire, on 22 February 1935.[2]
Publications
Gilliat-Smith was a contributor to the Dublin Review, The Tablet, the American Ecclesiastical Review, the Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Catholic World, and the Catholic Encyclopedia. His independent publications include:
- Songs from Prudentius (London, John Lane, 1898)
- Fantasies from Dreamland (London, 1899)
- Story of Bruges, illustrated by Edith Calvert and Herbert Railton (London, J.M. Dent, 1901).[3]
- Story of Brussels, illustrated by Katharine Kimball and Guy Gilliat-Smith (London, J.M. Dent, 1906).[4]
- St. Clare of Assisi (London, J.M. Dent, 1914).[5]
- Some Notes, Historical and Otherwise, concerning the Sacred Constantinian Order (London, J.M. Dent, 1922).[6]
- Saint Anthony of Padua according to his contemporaries (London & Toronto, J.M. Dent; New York, E.P. Dutton, 1926).[7]
References
- Burnand, Francis Cowley. The Catholic Who's Who and Yearbook, Volume 17, 1924, p. 185
- Obituary in The Tablet, 2 March 1935, p. 19.
- Story of Bruges at Internet Archive.
- Story of Brussels at Internet Archive.
- St. Clare of Assisi at Internet Archive.
- Some Notes at Internet Archive.
- "Gilliat-Smith, Ernest". id.loc.gov. Library of Congress.
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