Surname: Sherburne Forename(s): Edward d. 4 November 1702. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and translator. Baptized on 27 September 1616 at St. Giles Cripplegate, London.
Son of Edward Sherburne (1578–1641) and Frances, née Stanley. Educated at a school
in Goldsmith’s Rents by schoolmaster Thomas Farnaby, and later by a private tutor,
Charles Aleyn. Worked as a government official. Knighted on 6 January 1683. Publications
include early English translations of notable classical authors, namely Horace, Pindar,
Seneca, and Manilius. Biographical information: ODNB. (BGL)