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Name
  
Christopher Cornford

Role
  
Writer


Children
  
Adam Cornford

Grandparents
  
Francis Darwin

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Died
  
April 8, 1993, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Parents
  
Francis Cornford, Frances Cornford

Siblings
  
John Cornford, Helena Cornford, Clare Cornford, Hugh Wordsworth Cornford

Similar People
  
Francis Cornford, Frances Cornford, John Cornford, Francis Darwin, Matthew Chapman

Christopher Francis Cornford (9 February 1917 – 8 April 1993) was a British artist and writer. He was the son of Francis Cornford, and his wife Frances Cornford (née Darwin). Through his mother he was a great-grandson of the naturalist Charles Darwin. His elder brother was the poet, communist, and Spanish Civil War victim John Cornford. His son is Adam Cornford, British poet, librettist, and essayist.

Christopher Francis Cornford was cremated on 19 April 1993 at Cambridge Crematorium.

References

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