Poet edward lear biography and works
Edward LearBritish artist and writer (18121888)Edward LearLear in 1866Born(1812-05-12)12 May 1812Holloway, Middlesex, EnglandDied29 January 1888(1888-01-29) (aged160;75)Sanremo, Liguria, ItalyOccupationArtist, illustrator, writer, poetCitizenshipBritish, ItalianPeriod19th centuryGenreChildren's literature, literary nonsense and limericksNotable worksThe Book of Nonsense, "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat"Edward Lear (12 May 181291;193;91;293; 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. 91;393;His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to make illustrations of birds and animals, making coloured drawings during his journeys (which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books) and as a minor il .