About Edmund Smith
Lived 1672 – 1710 (aged 37–38). Edmund Smith was a writer and lyricist.
Edmund Smith (1672–1710), born Edmund Neale, was a minor English poet in the early 18th century. He is little read today but Samuel Johnson included him in his Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets in 1781.
Biography
The son of a successful merchant, Edmund Smith attended Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford where he stayed until 1705. Smith translated Phèdre by Racine which was staged in 1707 and died in Wiltshire in 1710.
Notable works
Phaedra and Hippolitus (1707) (translation of Phèdre by Racine) A poem on the death of Mr. John Philips (1710) Works (1714) (posthumous publication) Thales; a monody, sacred to the memory of Dr. Pococke. In imitation of Spenser (1750) (posthumous publication)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Edmund Smith?
English poet
When was Edmund Smith born?
Edmund Smith was born in 1672.
When did Edmund Smith die?
Edmund Smith died in 1710.
What was Edmund Smith's occupation?
Edmund Smith was a writer and lyricist.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Edmund Smith (poet)
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