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George Sandys

English traveller, colonist, poet, translator · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Lived 1578 to 1644 · aged 66

George Sandys was an English traveller, colonist, poet, and translator. He was known for his translations of Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Passion of Jesus, as well as his travel narratives of the Eastern Mediterranean region, which formed a substantial contribution to geography and ethnology.

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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1578 to 1644 · aged 66