What is Lionel Johnson's full name?
Lionel Pigot Johnson
Lionel Johnson date of birth:
March 15, 1867
How old was Lionel Johnson when died?
35
Where was Lionel Johnson born?
Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK
When did Lionel Johnson die?
October 4, 1902
Where did Lionel Johnson die?
Fleet Street, London, UK
Why did Lionel Johnson die?
Stroke (after a fall (from a barstool))
Is Lionel Johnson gay or straight?
Gay
What is Lionel Johnson nationality?
English
What is Lionel Johnson's occupation?
Poet, essayist and critic
Lionel Johnson claim to fame:
The Destroyer of a Soul" (1892); "The Dark Angel
Short Biography
Lionel Pigot Johnson (15 March 1867 – 4 October 1902) was an English poet, essayist and critic. He was born at Broadstairs, and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, graduating in 1890. He became a Catholic convert in 1891. He lived a solitary life in London, struggling with alcoholism and his repressed homosexuality. He died of a stroke after a fall in the street, though it was said to be a fall from a barstool in the Green Dragon in Fleet Street.