Alan Seeger

Poet
BIRTHDAY
June 22,1888
Birthplace
New York
Age
Jul 4,1916,age 28
Birth Sign
Cancer
BIRTHDAY
June 22,1888 (age Jul 4,1916,age 28)
Birthplace
New York

About

American poet who died in action during World War I and is best known for his poem "I Have a Rendezvous with Death." A posthumous collection of his complete poetic works was published in 1917.

Before Fame

He attended Harvard University, where he wrote for Harvard Monthly.

Trivia

He and poet TS Eliot were classmates at Harvard.

Family Life

He had a brother named Charles who was a musicologist and composer.

Associated With

He was the uncle of folk singer Pete Seeger.