Edward William Lane
British orientalist, translator, lexicographer and peace maker (1801-1876) · Writers · Died at 74
Edward William Lane was a British orientalist, translator and lexicographer. He is known for his Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians and the Arabic-English Lexicon, as well as his translations of One Thousand and One Nights and Selections from the Kur-án.
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Lived 1801 to 1876 · aged 74
