Edmund Clerihew Bentley

Edmund Clerihew Bentley was a British writer and journalist, best known for inventing the clerihew, a humorous four-line biographical poem. Educated at St. Paul’s School and Oxford, he crafted playful poems about famous people with clever wordplay. Bentley also wrote detective fiction, notably ‘Trent’s Last Case’ (1913), acclaimed for its innovative plot and psychological depth. His work influenced later mystery writers, establishing him as both a literary humorist and a crime fiction pioneer.