1812 - 1888
Edward Lear British Poet
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British Poet Edward Lear was born on 12th May, 1812 in Holloway, London, England and passed away on 29th Jan 1888 Sanremo, Liguria, Italy aged 75. He is most remembered for Literary Nonsense, Limericks. His zodiac sign is Taurus.
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Details
| First Name |
Edward
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| Last Name |
Lear
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| Birthday |
12th May, 1812
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| Birthplace |
Holloway, London, England
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| Died |
29th January, 1888
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| Place of Death |
Sanremo, Liguria, Italy
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| Cause of Death |
Heart disease
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Gay
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet
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| Occupation |
Poet
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| Claim to Fame |
Literary Nonsense, Limericks
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Children's literature, Literary Nonsense, Children's literature, literary nonsense and limericks.
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Edward Lear (12 May 1812, Holloway – 29 January 1888, Sanremo) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, now known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to illustrate birds and animals; making coloured drawings during his journeys, which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books; as a (minor) illustrator of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poems. As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes and alphabets. He also composed and published twelve musical settings of Tennyson's poetry.
