Edward Lear

Description: (English Artist, Illustrator, Musician and Poet)
Edward Lear was a versatile English artist, illustrator, musician, author, and poet famous for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose, notably his popularization of limericks. He specialized in illustrations of birds and animals, produced colored drawings while traveling, and created illustrations for works by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Lear is celebrated for his nonsensical collections of poems, songs, stories, botanical drawings, recipes, alphabets, and musical settings of Tennyson's poetry.

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Birthday May 12, 1812 (Taurus)
Born In Holloway, Middlesex, England
Died on January 29, 1888
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