Wilfrid Scawen Blunt | |
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 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt | |
| Born | 17 August 1840 Petworth, Sussex, England |
| Died | 10 September 1922 (aged 82) England |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, essayist |
| Known for | Poetry, political activist, polemicist, adventurer, Arabian horse breeder |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth (m. 1869; died 1917) |
| Children | Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth |
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (17 August 1840[1] – 10 September 1922[2]), sometimes spelt Wilfred, was an English poet and writer. He and his wife Lady Anne Blunt travelled in the Middle East and were instrumental in preserving the Arabian horse bloodlines through their farm, the Crabbet Arabian Stud. He was best known for his poetry, which appeared in a collected edition in 1914, and also wrote political essays and polemics. He became additionally known for strongly anti-imperialist views that were still uncommon in his time.
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