Seaman

OWEN SEAMAN (1861 - 1936)

Born in Shrewsbury and educated at Cambridge, Seaman became professor of literature at the Durham College of Science, Newcastle from 1888 until 1893. For at least part of this time he lived at 16 Ellison Place (now demolished).

Seaman started writing for Punch in 1894 with his 'Rhyme of the Kipperling', a parody of Rudyard Kipling. He also produced Horace at Cambridge (1894) a volume of parodies which is a classic of its kind. The Battle of the Bays followed in 1896 and With Cap and Bells in 1899. Seaman joined the staff of Punch in 1897 and was editor from 1906 until 1932. A.A. Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh was Seaman's assistant for eight years and it is thought that Seaman's dour disposition was the model for the gloomy Eeyore in the Pooh tales.

Myers Literary Guide:	The North-East
OWEN SEAMAN (1861 - 1936) Born in Shrewsbury and educated at Cambridge, Seaman became professor of literature at the Durham College of Science, Newcastle from 1888 until 1893. For at least part of this time he lived at 16 Ellison Place (now demolished). Seaman started writing for Punch in 1894 with his 'Rhyme of the Kipperling', a parody of Rudyard Kipling. He also produced Horace at Cambridge (1894) a volume of parodies which is a classic of its kind. The Battle of the Bays followed in 1896 and With Cap and Bells in 1899. Seaman joined the staff of Punch in 1897 and was editor from 1906 until 1932. A.A. Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh was Seaman's assistant for eight years and it is thought that Seaman's dour disposition was the model for the gloomy Eeyore in the Pooh tales.
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