Edward Lear
Artist and illustrator
Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. Wikipedia
Born: May 12, 1812, Holloway, London, United Kingdom
Died: January 29, 1888 (age 75 years), Sanremo, Italy
Parents: Ann Lear and Jeremiah Lear
Genre: Children's literature, literary nonsense and limericks
Notable works: The Book of Nonsense, The Owl and the Pussycat
Period: 19th century
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