Egerton, Francis (Leveson-Gower), First Earl of Ellesmere (M)
b. 1 January 1800. d. 18 February 1857. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, translator, and politician. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford. Married the writer
Harriet Catherine Greville on 18 June 1822. Changed surname to Egerton in 1833 after
the death of his father. Held positions in the Camden Society, the British Association
at Manchester, the Royal Asiatic Society, and the Royal Geographical Society. Translated
Goethe’s *Faust* and Schiller’s *Song of the Bell*. Biographical information: *ODNB*.
(AC, SP)