[bech-uh-muh
n] 
| Sir John, 1906–84, English poet: poet laureate 1972–84. |
| Bet·je·man (běch'ə-mən) British poet and poet laureate (1972-1984) whose often nostalgic works, in collections such as A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1955), praise the English countryside. He also wrote widely on Victorian architecture. |