Alaric Alexander Watts
British poet and journalist
Died when: 67 years 20 days (804 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Alaric Alexander Watts (16 March 1797 – 5 April 1864) was a British poet and journalist, born in London.His life was dedicated to newspaper creation and editing, and he was seen as a conservative writer.
It led him to bankruptcy, when a pension was awarded to him by a friend, Lord Aberdeen.He may now be best remembered for his alliterative poem The Siege of Belgrade, which begins with a much-quoted couplet: An Austrian army, awfully arrayed,Boldly by battery besieged Belgrade.
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