# Edward Henry Whinfield

> Edward Henry Whinfield (1836–1922) was a translator of Persian literature. He wrote the first well-commented English translations of Hafez and Rumi, as well as a side-by-side translation of 500 quatrains of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám in 1883.

*Translator of Persian literature*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1835-08-28
- **Died:** 1922-04-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Edward Henry Whinfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Henry_Whinfield)
- [ادوارد هانری وینفیلد](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AF)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4819066)

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