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Edward FitzGerald

1809 - 1883

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward FitzGerald is the 2,271st most popular writer (up from 2,303rd in 2019), the 1,943rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,706th in 2019) and the 216th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Edward FitzGerald ranks 2,271 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Wyatt, Horacio Quiroga, Colin Wilson, Erin Hunter, Janus Pannonius, and Matthew Arnold. After him are Claudine Guérin de Tencin, Bo Carpelan, Paul the Silentiary, Étienne Dolet, Thomas Gray, and Fujiwara no Teika.

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Among people born in 1809, Edward FitzGerald ranks 32. Before him are Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Hannibal Hamlin, Sebastián Iradier, and Mariano José de Larra. After him are François Certain de Canrobert, Karl Koch, Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine, Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, Jules Favre, and Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin. Among people deceased in 1883, Edward FitzGerald ranks 32. Before him are Hendrik Conscience, Franz Doppler, Wilhelm Peters, Tự Đức, Édouard René de Laboulaye, and Lucien Olivier. After him are Jenny Longuet, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha, Juliette Drouet, Iwakura Tomomi, Cyprian Norwid, and Gustave Aimard.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward FitzGerald ranks 1,943 out of 8,785. Before him are Samantha Fox (1966), Colin Wilson (1931), Edward L. G. Bowell (1943), Michael Scot (1175), Ine of Wessex (700), and Matthew Arnold (1822). After him are Rick Astley (1966), William George Horner (1786), Bertram Ramsay (1883), Thomas Gray (1716), John O. Westwood (1805), and Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edward FitzGerald ranks 216. Before him are Allen Carr (1934), William Caxton (1422), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), Thomas Wyatt (1503), Colin Wilson (1931), and Matthew Arnold (1822). After him are Thomas Gray (1716), James Herbert Brennan (1940), Dick Francis (1920), Tobias Smollett (1721), Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), and Orderic Vitalis (1075).

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