Geoffrey Francis Fisher was born on 5 May 1887 in Higham on the Hill, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was married to Rosamond Chevallier Forman. He died on 15 September 1972 in Sherborne, Dorset, England, UK.
[announcing his resignation as archbishop, aged 73] My vigor has not declined, but, day by day, my stock of patience diminishes, and that is why I feel the time has come.