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Edward FitzGerald

English poet and writer
Edward FitzGerald or Fitzgerald 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. Wikipedia
Born: March 31, 1809, Bredfield House
Died: June 14, 1883 (age 74 years), Merton, United Kingdom
Spouse: Lucy FitzGerald (m. 1856)