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Henry Cary
Portrait by his son, Francis Stephen Cary
Born
6 December 1772 (1772-12-06)
Gibraltar
Died
14 August 1844 (1844-08-15)
Bloomsbury
Resting place
Westminster Abbey
Nationality
British
Education
in Uxbridge, then Rugby School, then Sutton Coldfield Grammar School, then Birmingham Grammar School
Alma mater
Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation(s)
Poet, clergyman, translator, and librarian
Employer
British Museum
Known for
His blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy of Dante[1]
Spouse
Jane Ormsby (1773–1832)
Children
William Lucius Cary (1797–1869) Jane Sophia Cary (1799–1816) Henrietta Cary (1801–1807) James Walter Cary (1802–1879) Henry Cary (1804–1870) Charles Thomas Cary (1806–1881) Francis Stephen Cary (1808–1880) John Cary (1813–1813) Richard Cary (1817–1845)
The Reverend Henry Francis Cary (6 December 1772 – 14 August 1844) was a British author and translator, best known for his blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy of Dante.[1][2]
^ abThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cary, Henry Francis". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 438–439.
^Richard Garnett (1887). "Cary, Henry Francis". In Dictionary of National Biography. 9. London. pp. 243-244.
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