Ian Seeger (1888-1916), was an American who fought and died in World War I during the Battle of the Somme, serving in the French Foreign Legion. Seeger was the uncle of American folk singer Pete Seeger, and was a classmate of Elliot at Harvard. He is most well known for having authored the poem, I Have a Rendezvous with Death, a favourite of President John F. Kennedy. A statue modelled after Seeger is found on the monument honouring fallen Americans who volunteered for France during the war, located in Paris. He is sometimes called the 'American Rupert Brooke.
Ian Seeger (1888-1916), was an American who fought and died in World War I during the Battle of the Somme, serving in the French Foreign Legion. Seeger was the uncle of American folk singer Pete Seeger, and was a classmate of Elliot at Harvard. He is most well known for having authored the poem, I Have a Rendezvous with Death, a favourite of President John F. Kennedy. A statue modelled after Seeger is found on the monument honouring fallen Americans who volunteered for France during the war, located in Paris. He is sometimes called the 'American Rupert Brooke.
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