EVANS, GEORGE ESSEX (1863-1909), Australian poet, was born in London on June 18, 1863. He was educated at Haver ford West grammar school, and Guernsey, and in 1881 went to Australia. In 1882 his poems began to appear in the Queenslander under the pseudonym of "Christophus," and he afterwards con tributed to other Australian papers, The Brisbane Courier, the Sydney Bulletin, and ethers. In 1888 he was appointed district registrar at Toowoomba. He edited, in 1892, 1893 and 1897 an unsuccessful literary annual, The Antipodean, and was also employed to write reports for the Queensland Government. He founded the Toowoomba Austral Association in 1903, and wrote several commemorative odes. His poetry reflects his enthusiasm for Australian life and for the country. He died at Toowoomba on Nov. 11, 1909.
His works include The Repentance of Magdalene Despard, and other Verses (1891), Loraine, and other Verses (Melbourne, 1898) ; The Sword of Pain (Toowoomba, 1905), The Secret Key, and other Verses (Sydney, 1906) ; and Queen of the North (The Times, Aug. 7, 1909), celebrating the 5oth anniversary of Queensland.