John Cowper Powys was an English novelist, philosopher, lecturer, critic and poet born in Shirley, Derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879. Powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915,... Wikipedia
Born: October 8, 1872, Shirley, United Kingdom
Died: June 17, 1963 (age 90 years), Blaenau Ffestiniog, United Kingdom
Children: Littleton Alfred Powys
Parents: Charles Francis Powys
Siblings: Llewelyn Powys, T. F. Powys, Philippa Powys, and more
Spouse: Margaret Alice Powys (m. 1896–1947)