HUDSON, William Henry (1841-1922)
Plaque erected in 1938 by London County Council at 40 St Luke's Road, Westbourne Park, London, W11 1DH, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Profession
Writer, Naturalist
Category
Literature, Science
Inscription
"THE HOUSE WHERE I WAS BORN IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN PAMPAS... W.H.HUDSON." HUDSON'S FRIENDS SOCIETY OF QUILMES, NEAR BUENOS AIRES, WHERE THE GREAT WRITER WAS BORN ON AUGUST 4TH 1841, AND WHERE HE SPENT HIS YOUTH, HAS PLACED THIS BRONZE TABLET AT 40 SAINT LUKE'S ROAD, LONDON, THE HOUSE IN WHICH HUDSON LIVED HIS LAST YEARS, AND DIED ON AUGUST 18, 1922
Material
Bronze
Notes
Erected in 1938 by Hudson's Friends Society of Quilmes (Argentina) and adopted in the same year by the LCC.
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