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Edward FitzGerald (poet)
1809Mar, 31

Edward FitzGerald (poet)

Edward FitzGerald, English poet and translator (d. 1883)
Edward FitzGerald or Fitzgerald (31 March 1809 – 14 June 1883) 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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