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Edward FitzGerald

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English poet and translator (1809-1883)

United KingdomWritersLived 1809 to 1883 · aged 74
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Edward FitzGerald or Fitzgerald was an English poet and writer. His most famous poem is the first and best-known English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which has kept its reputation and popularity since the 1860s.

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Grave of Edward FitzGerald in Boulge churchyard[7]Grave of Edward FitzGerald in Boulge churchyard[7]Title page from the first American edition of FitzGerald's translation, 1878Title page from the first American edition of FitzGerald's translation, 1878

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1809 to 1883 · aged 74
Written about in
28 languages

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