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| Ralph Vaughan Williams
(1872 - 1958)
| Timeline |
| 1872 |
Born 12 October in Gloucestershire; his mother was related to Charles Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood |
| 1875 |
His father, a clergyman, dies and the family moves to Leith Hill Place, Surrey |
| 1890 |
Begins music studies: Two years at the Royal College of Music, London, then three more at Trinity College, Cambridge |
| 1897 |
Marries Adeline Fisher |
| 1903 |
Publishes anthology of English folk songs; intensifies folk music research with Gustav Holst and folk music collector Cecil Sharp |
| 1914 |
Following the outbreak of World War I, sees action as a medical orderly and soldier |
| 1929 |
Settles in Dorking, Surrey |
| 1935 |
Awarded Order of Merit |
| 1953 |
Marries Ursula Woods, after the death of Adeline |
| 1958 |
Dies 26 August; buried in Westminster Abbey |
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