Historical FigureMale
Edward Lear
1812 – 1888
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryEdward 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 but which term he never used.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 12, 1812
Highgate
Date of death
January 29, 1888
Sanremo
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupations & fields
writerpoetillustratorpainternovelistornithologist
Notable works
The Book of Nonsense
- Field and occupation
- anglický ilustrátor a spisovatel
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