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Who was Edward Fitzgerald? Translator. Date and Place of Birth: 31st March 1809, Bredfield, Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Family Background: Third son of John Purcell who, in 1818, took his wife's name and Coat of Arms on the death of her father. Education: King Edward the Sixth Grammar School, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Trinity College, Cambridge. Met his lifelong friend Thackeray and also Thomas Carlyle and Alfred Lord Tennyson. Chronology: 1860: The "Rubaiyat" was discovered by D.G. Rosetti and Swinburne and became a tremendous and influential success. Written Works: 1851: "Euphranor: A Dialogue of Youth". 1852: "Polonius: A Collection of Wise Saws and Modern Instances. 1853: "Six Dramas of Pedro Caulderon" (Translations from the Spanish). 1859: "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam". (Translation form the Persian). Marriage: Never married. Places of Interest: SUFFOLK: Woodbridge Museum, 5a Market Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4LP. Date and Place of Death: 14th July 1883, Merton, Norfolk, England. Age at Death: 73. Site of Grave: St. Michael’s Church, Boulge, Suffolk. England.