Irving, Edward A. (M)

Surname: Irving
Forename(s): Edward Alexander
b. 24 July 1870. d. 24 January 1958. Nationality: English.
Poet, translator, and colonial official. Born in Bukit Tunggal, Singapore. Joined the Perak Civil Service in Malaysia in 1891. Learned Malay, Hakka, and Cantonese. Lived in Ka-Yin-Chu (1894), as mentioned in his poem in Blackwoods’s Edinburgh Journal (A Hakka Maiden’s Love-Ditty, 11 November 1894). Appointed Inspector of Schools in Hong Kong (1901-1909). Director of Education of Hong Kong (1909-1924). Married Dorothy Mabel Bray. Biographical information: Wikipedia (23 November 2021). (CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 2
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
A Hakka Maiden’s Love-Ditty 1895-02 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Translator 8157
From Foreign Parts: A Song of Devon 1899-01 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 7931