b. 27 February 1807. d. 24 March 1882. Nationality: American.
Poet, editor, translator, and professor of modern languages. Born in Portland, Maine.
Educated at Bowdoin College. Author of “Paul Revere’s Ride” from *Tales of a Wayside
Inn* (1863) and the translation of Dante’s *Divine Comedy* (1865-67). Married twice,
Mary Storer Potter in 1831 and Fanny Appleton in 1843. Biographical information: *ANB*.
(CC, SP)