George Benson Johnston
George Benson Johnston | |
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| Born | October 7, 1913 Hamilton, Ontario |
| Died | August 2004 Athelstan, Quebec |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works | The Cruising Auk |
| Spouse | Jeanne McCrae |
George Benson Johnston (October 7, 1913 – August 2004) was a Canadian poet, translator, and academic "best known for lyric poetry that delineates with good-humoured wisdom the pleasures and pains of suburban family life." He also had an international reputation as a scholar and translator of the Icelandic Sagas.