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Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

English poet and writer

Died when: 82 years 24 days (984 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (17 August 1840 – 10 September 1922), sometimes spelt Wilfred, was an English poet and writer.He and his wife Lady Anne Blunt travelled in the Middle East and were instrumental in preserving the Arabian horse bloodlines through their farm, the Crabbet Arabian Stud.

He was best known for his poetry, which appeared in a collected edition in 1914, and also wrote political essays and polemics.

He became additionally known for strongly anti-imperialist views that were still uncommon in his time.


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