- Born
- February 27, 1807
- Died
- March 24, 1882 (aged 75)
- Known as
- translator, poet, novelist, professor, writer
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the fireside poets from New England.
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