Edward FitzGerald (poet)

Edward FitzGerald
Portrait by Eva Rivett-Carnac (after a photograph of 1873)
Born(1809-03-31)31 March 1809
Bredfield House, Bredfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Died14 June 1883(1883-06-14) (aged 74)
Merton, Norfolk, England
Occupation
  • Poet
  • writer
Notable worksEnglish translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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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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