top button
Flag Notify
    Connect to us
      Site Registration

Site Registration

Edward Purcell (1809-1883) who became known as a poet, essayist, translator and letter-writer had his name changed......

+1 vote
152 views

Edward Purcell (1809-1883) who became known as a poet, essayist, translator and letter-writer had his name changed in 1819 to what?

posted Sep 12, 2019 by Prithvi

Share this question
Facebook Share Button Twitter Share Button LinkedIn Share Button

1 Answer

0 votes

FitzGerald
Edward FitzGerald is celebrated as the first and most famous translator of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the 12th century Persian astronomer, poet and mathematician. The name change happened when his father John Purcell adopted the name and family arms of the family of his very wealthy wife.

answer Sep 13, 2019 by Naveen Kumar
Similar Questions
+1 vote

Which author, poet, playwright, actor, Shintoist and nationalist committed seppuku in 1970 after declaring "Long live the Emperor"?

0 votes

Who was the American poet who worked for Mussolini to broadcast propaganda to the USA, was tried for treason in 1945 and was judged to be insane?

0 votes

Which poet, playwright, broadcaster, and children’s author co-wrote the "electronic poem" in 1981 called "Now Press Return" for inclusion with the Welcome Tape of the BBC Micro home computer?

...