19th-century poets
Alexandru Hrisoverghi
Alexandru Hrisoverghi (February 27, 1811 – March 9, 1837) was a Moldavian Romanian-language poet and translator, whose work was influenced by Romanticism.
Alexandru Hrisoverghi (February 27, 1811 – March 9, 1837) was a Moldavian Romanian-language poet and translator, whose work was influenced by Romanticism.
Ann Hawkshaw
Ann Hawkshaw was an English poet.
Ann Hawkshaw was an English poet.
Annie R. Smith
Annie Rebekah Smith (March 16, 1828 – July 26, 1855) An early American Seventh-day Adventist hymnist, she was the sister of the Adventist pioneer, Uriah Smith.
Annie Rebekah Smith (March 16, 1828 – July 26, 1855) An early American Seventh-day Adventist hymnist, she was the sister of the Adventist pioneer, Uriah Smith.
Archibald Bruce
Archibald Bruce (1746-1816), was a Scottish theological writer.
Archibald Bruce (1746-1816), was a Scottish theological writer.
Bliss Carman
Bliss Carman FRSC (April 15, 1861 – June 8, 1929) was a Canadian poet who lived most of his life in the United States, where he achieved international fame.
Bliss Carman FRSC (April 15, 1861 – June 8, 1929) was a Canadian poet who lived most of his life in the United States, where he achieved international fame.
Catherine Maria Fanshawe
Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765–1834) was an English poet.
Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765–1834) was an English poet.
Charles G. D. Roberts
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, KCMG, FRSC (January 10, 1860 – November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer.
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, KCMG, FRSC (January 10, 1860 – November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer.
Charles G.D. Roberts
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, (January 10, 1860 – November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer who is known as the Father of Canadian Poetry.
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, (January 10, 1860 – November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer who is known as the Father of Canadian Poetry.
Charles Sangster
Charles Sangster (July 16, 1822 – December 9, 1893) was a Canadian poet whose 1856 volume, The St. Lawrence and the Saguenay, "was received with unanimous acclaim as the best and most import...
Charles Sangster (July 16, 1822 – December 9, 1893) was a Canadian poet whose 1856 volume, The St. Lawrence and the Saguenay, "was received with unanimous acclaim as the best and most import...
Charlotte Alington Barnard
Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (23 December 1830, London – 30 January 1869, Dover) was an English poet and composer of ballads and hymns, who often wrote under the pseudonym Claribel.
Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (23 December 1830, London – 30 January 1869, Dover) was an English poet and composer of ballads and hymns, who often wrote under the pseudonym Claribel.
Costantino Nigra
Costantino, count Nigra (June 11, 1828 - July 1, 1907) was an Italian diplomatist Nigra was born at Villa Castelnuovo, in the province of Turin.
Costantino, count Nigra (June 11, 1828 - July 1, 1907) was an Italian diplomatist Nigra was born at Villa Castelnuovo, in the province of Turin.
David Grant (poet)
David Grant, was a Scottish poet.
David Grant, was a Scottish poet.
David Gray (poet)
David Gray was a Scottish poet.
David Gray was a Scottish poet.
Domna Anisimova
Domna Anisimovna Anisimova (Домна Анисимовна Анисимова) (birth and death dates uncertain), known as "Blind Domna", was a blind and illiterate but accomplished 19th Century Russian poet.
Domna Anisimovna Anisimova (Домна Анисимовна Анисимова) (birth and death dates uncertain), known as "Blind Domna", was a blind and illiterate but accomplished 19th Century Russian poet.
Edith M. Thomas
Edith Matilda Thomas (1854-1925) was an American writer, born in Chatham Center, Ohio.
Edith Matilda Thomas (1854-1925) was an American writer, born in Chatham Center, Ohio.
Edmund John Armstrong
Edmund John Armstrong (1841–1865), was an Irish poet.
Edmund John Armstrong (1841–1865), was an Irish poet.
Edmund John Eyre
Edmund John Eyre, was an English dramatist.
Edmund John Eyre, was an English dramatist.
Edward Alexander Wyon
Edward Alexander Wyon (born London 1842; died Hastings 1872) was a London architect and poet, descended from the Wyon family of engravers.
Edward Alexander Wyon (born London 1842; died Hastings 1872) was a London architect and poet, descended from the Wyon family of engravers.
Edward William Barnard
Edward William Barnard (1791-1828), was an English divine, poet and scholar.
Edward William Barnard (1791-1828), was an English divine, poet and scholar.
Eliza S. Craven Green
Eliza S. Craven Green (1803-1866), née Craven, was an English poet.
Eliza S. Craven Green (1803-1866), née Craven, was an English poet.
Francis Joseph Sherman
Francis Joseph Sherman was a Canadian poet.
Francis Joseph Sherman was a Canadian poet.
Frederick George Scott
Frederick George Scott (April 7, 1861 – January 19, 1944) was a Canadian poet and author, known as the Poet of the Laurentians.
Frederick George Scott (April 7, 1861 – January 19, 1944) was a Canadian poet and author, known as the Poet of the Laurentians.
George Frederick Cameron
George Frederick Cameron was a Canadian poet, lawyer, and journalist, best known for the libretto for the operetta Leo, the Royal Cadet.
George Frederick Cameron was a Canadian poet, lawyer, and journalist, best known for the libretto for the operetta Leo, the Royal Cadet.
George Williams Fulcher
George Williams Fulcher, was an English poet and miscellaneous writer.
George Williams Fulcher, was an English poet and miscellaneous writer.
Hrand Nazariantz
Hrand Nazariantz was an Armenian/Ottoman journalist and supporter of Armenian independence.
Hrand Nazariantz was an Armenian/Ottoman journalist and supporter of Armenian independence.
I. D. Ffraid
I. D. Ffraid or John Evans (1814–1875) was a Welsh poet.
I. D. Ffraid or John Evans (1814–1875) was a Welsh poet.
James Gray (poet)
James Gray (d. 1830), was a poet and linguist.
James Gray (d. 1830), was a poet and linguist.
James Hyslop
James Hyslop, was a Scottish poet.
James Hyslop, was a Scottish poet.
Johann Rietsch
Johann Rietsch (1778 – January 10, 1814) was a German poet, writing in the High Franconian dialect of his native Nuremberg (East Franconian).
Johann Rietsch (1778 – January 10, 1814) was a German poet, writing in the High Franconian dialect of his native Nuremberg (East Franconian).
John Anstey (poet)
John Anstey was an English poet and barrister.
John Anstey was an English poet and barrister.
John Edwards (1747-1792)
John Edwards (Sion Ceiriog) (1747-1792), was a Welsh poet.
John Edwards (Sion Ceiriog) (1747-1792), was a Welsh poet.
John Edwards (1751-1832)
John Edwards, was a poet.
John Edwards, was a poet.
John Fraser (poet)
John Fraser or John Frazer (c.1809-1849), was an Irish poet.
John Fraser or John Frazer (c.1809-1849), was an Irish poet.
John Imlah
John Imlah (1799-1846), was a Scottish poet.
John Imlah (1799-1846), was a Scottish poet.
John Reade
John Reade was an Irish-born Canadian journalist, essayist, and poet once considered "the grand old man of Canadian letters."
John Reade was an Irish-born Canadian journalist, essayist, and poet once considered "the grand old man of Canadian letters."
John Struthers (poet)
John Struthers (18 July 177630 July 1853) was a Scottish poet and miscellaneous writer.
John Struthers (18 July 177630 July 1853) was a Scottish poet and miscellaneous writer.
John Younger (writer)
John Younger, of St. Boswells, was a Scottish writer on angling, shoemaker, and poet.
John Younger, of St. Boswells, was a Scottish writer on angling, shoemaker, and poet.
Josef Jungmann
Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 in Hudlice, near Beroun – 14 November 1847 in Prague) was a Bohemian poet and linguist, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival.
Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 in Hudlice, near Beroun – 14 November 1847 in Prague) was a Bohemian poet and linguist, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival.
Joseph Brackenbury
Joseph Brackenbury (1788–1864), was an English poet.
Joseph Brackenbury (1788–1864), was an English poet.
Joseph Grant (poet)
Joseph Grant (1805–1835) was a Scottish poet.
Joseph Grant (1805–1835) was a Scottish poet.
Karel Hlaváček
Karel Hlaváček (August 24, 1874, Prague – June 15, 1898, Prague) was a Czech Symbolist and Decadent poet and artist.
Karel Hlaváček (August 24, 1874, Prague – June 15, 1898, Prague) was a Czech Symbolist and Decadent poet and artist.
Karl Egon Ebert
Karl Egon Ebert (1801, Prague – 1882, Smíchov) was a Bohemian German poet, born in Prague.
Karl Egon Ebert (1801, Prague – 1882, Smíchov) was a Bohemian German poet, born in Prague.
Lady Anne Barnard
Lady Anne Barnard, née Anne Lindsay, eldest daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres was born at Balcarres House, Fife, Scotland.
Lady Anne Barnard, née Anne Lindsay, eldest daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres was born at Balcarres House, Fife, Scotland.
Marshall S. Cornwell
Marshall S. Cornwell (18 October 1871 – 26 May 1898) was an American newspaper publisher, writer, and poet in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Marshall S. Cornwell (18 October 1871 – 26 May 1898) was an American newspaper publisher, writer, and poet in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Mary Jane Katzmann
Mary Jane Katzmann (Mrs. William Lawson) (January 15, 1828 – March 23, 1890) was a Canadian editor, historian, and poet.
Mary Jane Katzmann (Mrs. William Lawson) (January 15, 1828 – March 23, 1890) was a Canadian editor, historian, and poet.
Max Waldau
Richard Georg Spiller von Hauenschild, better known by his pseudonym Max Waldau (10 March 1825 – 20 January 1855), was a German poet and novelist.
Richard Georg Spiller von Hauenschild, better known by his pseudonym Max Waldau (10 March 1825 – 20 January 1855), was a German poet and novelist.
Richard Fenton
Richard Fenton was a Welsh topographer and poet.
Richard Fenton was a Welsh topographer and poet.
Richard Gall
Richard Gall (1776–1801), was a Scottish poet.
Richard Gall (1776–1801), was a Scottish poet.
Robert Anderson (poet)
Robert Anderson (1770–1833), was an English Cumbrian poet.
Robert Anderson (1770–1833), was an English Cumbrian poet.
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, born Rosanna Eleanor Mullins, was a Canadian writer and poet.
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, born Rosanna Eleanor Mullins, was a Canadian writer and poet.
Samuel David Luzzatto
Samuel David Luzzatto was an Italian Jewish scholar, poet, and a member of the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement.
Samuel David Luzzatto was an Italian Jewish scholar, poet, and a member of the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, Romantic, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, Romantic, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of...
Sarah Anne Curzon
Sarah Anne Curzon née Vincent was a Canadian poet, journalist, editor, and playwright who was one of "the first women's rights activists and supporters of liberal feminism" in Canada.
Sarah Anne Curzon née Vincent was a Canadian poet, journalist, editor, and playwright who was one of "the first women's rights activists and supporters of liberal feminism" in Canada.
Shushanik Kurghinian
Shushanik Kurghinian was an Armenian writer who became a catalyst in the development of socialist and feminist poetry.
Shushanik Kurghinian was an Armenian writer who became a catalyst in the development of socialist and feminist poetry.
Siegfried Lipiner
Siegfried Salomo Lipiner (24 October 1856 – 30 December 1911) was an Austrian writer and poet whose works made an impression on Richard Wagner and Friedrich Nietzsche, but who published no...
Siegfried Salomo Lipiner (24 October 1856 – 30 December 1911) was an Austrian writer and poet whose works made an impression on Richard Wagner and Friedrich Nietzsche, but who published no...
Solomon Löwisohn
Solomon Löwisohn, (שלמה לויזון, Lőwisohn Salamon; 1788, Mór, District of Stuhlweissenburg, Kingdom of Hungary - April 27, 1821, Mór) was a Jewish Hungarian historian and poet.
Solomon Löwisohn, (שלמה לויזון, Lőwisohn Salamon; 1788, Mór, District of Stuhlweissenburg, Kingdom of Hungary - April 27, 1821, Mór) was a Jewish Hungarian historian and poet.
Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist.
Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist.
Susie Frances Harrison
Susan Frances Harrison née Riley (February 24, 1859 – May 5, 1935) (a.k.a.
Susan Frances Harrison née Riley (February 24, 1859 – May 5, 1935) (a.k.a.
Vasili Popugaev
Vasili Vasilyevich Popugaev (Василий Васильевич Попугаев) (1778 or 1779 – c. 1816) was a Russian poet, novelist, and translator.
Vasili Vasilyevich Popugaev (Василий Васильевич Попугаев) (1778 or 1779 – c. 1816) was a Russian poet, novelist, and translator.
William Anderson (Scottish writer)
William Anderson (1805–1866), was a Scottish miscellaneous writer.
William Anderson (1805–1866), was a Scottish miscellaneous writer.
William Battine
William Battine (1765–1836), was the English holder of many legal offices, and poet.
William Battine (1765–1836), was the English holder of many legal offices, and poet.
William Cole (scholar)
William Cole (8 December 1753 – 25 September 1806) was an English classical scholar.
William Cole (8 December 1753 – 25 September 1806) was an English classical scholar.
William Douw Lighthall
William Douw Lighthall (December 27, 1857 – August 3, 1954), K.C., LL.D., F.R.S.C. (often referred to as W.D. Lighthall), can be and has been described as a Canadian "lawyer, histori...
William Douw Lighthall (December 27, 1857 – August 3, 1954), K.C., LL.D., F.R.S.C. (often referred to as W.D. Lighthall), can be and has been described as a Canadian "lawyer, histori...
William Dudgeon (poet)
William Dudgeon, was a Scottish poet.
William Dudgeon, was a Scottish poet.
William Forsyth (writer)
William Forsyth (1818–1879), was a Scottish poet and journalist.
William Forsyth (1818–1879), was a Scottish poet and journalist.
William Foster Barham
William Foster Barham, was an English poet.
William Foster Barham, was an English poet.
William Hamilton Drummond
William Hamilton Drummond, D.D., was a poet and controversialist.
William Hamilton Drummond, D.D., was a poet and controversialist.
William Henry Drummond
William Henry Drummond was an Irish-born Canadian poet whose humorous dialect poems made him "one of the most popular authors in the English-speaking world," and "one of the most widely-read and...
William Henry Drummond was an Irish-born Canadian poet whose humorous dialect poems made him "one of the most popular authors in the English-speaking world," and "one of the most widely-read and...
William Thom (poet)
William Thom was a Scottish poet who wrote in the Scots language.
William Thom was a Scottish poet who wrote in the Scots language.
William Wilfred Campbell
William Wilfred Campbell (?June 15, 1860 – January 1, 1918) was a Canadian poet.
William Wilfred Campbell (?June 15, 1860 – January 1, 1918) was a Canadian poet.
Zabel Sibil Asadour
Zabel Asadour better known by her literary pseudonym Sibil was born as Zabel Khanjian on July 23, 1863 in Üsküdar, a district of İstanbul.
Zabel Asadour better known by her literary pseudonym Sibil was born as Zabel Khanjian on July 23, 1863 in Üsküdar, a district of İstanbul.
Zabel Yesayan
Zabel Yesayan (in Armenian Զապել Եսայան, in Western Armenian Զապէլ Եսայեան) (born in Uskudar, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey February 4, 1878 - died Siberia, USSR 1943) was a famous Armenian nov...
Zabel Yesayan (in Armenian Զապել Եսայան, in Western Armenian Զապէլ Եսայեան) (born in Uskudar, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey February 4, 1878 - died Siberia, USSR 1943) was a famous Armenian nov...
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