Surname: Hardy Forename(s): Thomas b. 2 June 1840. d. 11 January 1928. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Major novelist and poet. Born in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset. Worked as a draughtsman.
Married twice, Emma Lavinia Gifford 17 September 1874 and Florence Dugdale on 10 February
1914. Poetry volumes include Wessex Poems and Other Verses (1898), and The Dynasts (1904-1908). Biographical information: ODNB. (SP, CC)