Laurence Alma-Tadema

Born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, in August 1865, Laurence Alma-Tadema was the daughter of the painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Marie-Pauline Gressin de Boisgirard. She became a British writer whose work ranged across poetry, fiction, drama, children's literature, songs, and translation.

Her poems appeared in several collections, including Songs of Womanhood and later books such as A Gleaner's Sheaf and The Divine Orbit. Modern readers are most likely to meet her through anthologies and poetry sites, where her verse is noted for its lyrical, thoughtful tone.

She died in London on March 12, 1940. Although her father is the more famous name, Laurence Alma-Tadema built a substantial literary career of her own, with a body of work that shows both range and independence.