For Arnold's son of the same name, the author of Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation and Phra the Phoenician, see Edwin Lester Arnold.
Sir
Edwin Arnold
KCIE CSI
Born
(1832-06-10)10 June 1832 Gravesend, England
Died
24 March 1904(1904-03-24) (aged 71) London, England
Occupation
Journalist
editor
poet
Education
King's School, Rochester
King's College London
University College, Oxford
Notable works
The Light of Asia
Children
6, including Edwin Lester Arnold
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Sir Edwin ArnoldKCIE CSI (10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work The Light of Asia.[1]
Born in Gravesend, Kent, Arnold's early education at King's School, Rochester, and later at King's College London and University College, Oxford, laid the groundwork for his career. Initially a schoolmaster and later the Principal of the Deccan College in India, Arnold's experiences abroad influenced his literary endeavors. He became associated with The Daily Telegraph, serving as its editor-in-chief, and facilitated H. M. Stanley's exploration of Africa. Arnold's poem, The Light of Asia, an exploration of Buddhist philosophy through the life of Prince Gautama, earned him widespread acclaim. Despite the success of this work, his later attempts to emulate its triumph with The Light of the World centered on Jesus Christ, faced mixed reception. Arnold's personal life was marked by multiple marriages, including one to a Japanese woman, reflecting his deep engagement with Japanese culture as evidenced in his writings. An advocate for vegetarianism, he played a significant role in the West London Food Reform Society alongside figures like Mahatma Gandhi. Arnold died at the age of 77, in London, in 1904.
^Sir Edwin Arnold The New York Times, 25 March 1904
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