Henry Francis Cary

Henry Cary
Portrait by his son, Francis Stephen Cary
Born6 December 1772 (1772-12-06)
Died14 August 1844 (1844-08-15)
Resting placeWestminster Abbey
NationalityBritish
Educationin Uxbridge, then Rugby School, then Sutton Coldfield Grammar School, then Birmingham Grammar School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Occupation(s)Poet, clergyman, translator, and librarian
EmployerBritish Museum
Known forHis blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy of Dante[1]
SpouseJane Ormsby (1773–1832)
ChildrenWilliam 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]

  1. ^ a b  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cary, Henry Francis". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 438–439.
  2. ^ Richard Garnett (1887). "Cary, Henry Francis". In Dictionary of National Biography. 9. London. pp. 243-244.