Fonds F775 - Archibald Lampman fonds

Archibald Lampman (1861-1899) was born in Morpeth, Ontario. As a child Lampman was crippled by a bout with rheumatic fever. Lampman was educated at F.W. Barron's school in Gore's Landing, Trinity College, Port Hope, and Trinity College, Toronto. After teaching briefly in Orangeville, Lampman became a clerk in the Post Office Department in Ottawa where he worked until his death. In 1888 he published his first book of poetry, Among the Millet; and in 1895, Lyrics of Earth was published. When he died he was working on a third book, Alycone and other Poems, which was published posthumously. In 1895, Lampman was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.