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Type of entity
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Authorized form of name
Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten (1913-1976), composer and Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge
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- (Edward) Benjamin Britten, OM, CH, Hon MusD
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Dates of existence
22 November 1913 - 4 December 1976
History
Made an Honorary Fellow in 1965 in succession to T. S. Eliot. This was felt appropriate, not only because of his reputation as a composer, but also because he was a MusD without College affiliation, long associated with the Cambridge University Musical Society. Britten was already in declining health by the time of his election, and the College saw little of him.
Life peer, 1976: Baron Britten of Aldeburgh.
Obituary by J. E. Stevens in the College Magazine vol. 21 (1976-77) pp 7-8