Edward FitzGerald (poet)
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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Portrait by Eva Rivett-Carnac (after a photograph of 1873) | |
| Born | 31 March 1809 Bredfield House, Bredfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 14 June 1883 (aged 74) Merton, Norfolk, England |
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| Notable works | English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam |
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