Alfred, Lord (1st Baron)1809–92, English poet: poet laureate 1850–92.
British Dictionary definitions for Tennyson
Tennyson
/ˈtɛnɪsən/
noun
1.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 1809–92, English poet; poet laureate (1850–92). His poems include The Lady of Shalott (1832), Morte d'Arthur (1842), the collection In Memoriam (1850), Maud (1855), and Idylls of the King (1859)