George Benson Johnston

George Benson Johnston (October 7, 1913 – August 2004) was a Canadian poet, translator, and academic "best known for lyric poetry that delineates with good-humoured wisdom the pleasures and pains of suburban family life." He also had an international reputation as a scholar and translator of the Icelandic Sagas.

George Benson Johnston
Born(1913-10-07)October 7, 1913
Hamilton, Ontario
DiedAugust 2004
Athelstan, Quebec
LanguageEnglish
Nationality Canadian
Notable worksThe Cruising Auk
SpouseJeanne McCrae
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