Surname: Aldis Forename(s): James Arthur b. 7 February 1842. d. 6 December 1935. Nationality: English.
Poet and teacher. Pseudonym: “Adriel Vere.” Born in London. Educated at the University
of Cambridge. Headmaster of La Martinère, Calcutta, India (1868-1875) and Queen Mary’s
College (1881-1897). Married Francis Emily Webb 15 June 1869. Author identified from
Chambers’s ledger entry for “To the Lapwing,” published on 3 October 1896, which lists the author
as J. A. Aldis, of Queen Mary’s School, Walsall (NLS Dep 341/371). Biographical information:
Venn, vol. 1, part 2, p. 26. (AC, CC)