Laurence Whistler

Sir Alan Charles Laurence Whistler CBE (21 January 1912 – 19 December 2000) was a British glass engraver and poet. He was both the first President of the British Guild of Glass Engravers and the first recipient of the King's Gold Medal for Poetry.

Laurence Whistler
Laurence Whistler photographed by Howard Coster in the 1950s
Born
Alan Charles Laurence Whistler

(1912-01-21)21 January 1912
Died19 December 2000(2000-12-19) (aged 88)
Spouses
  • (m. 1939; died 1944)
  • Theresa Furse
    (m. 1950; dissolved 1985)
  • Carol Dawson
    (m. 1987; div. 1991)
Children4
RelativesRex Whistler (brother)
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