Edward Heron-Allen | |
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| Born | Edward Heron Allen (not hyphenated) 17 December 1861 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 26 March 1943 (aged 81) Large Acres, Selsey, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Pen name | Christopher Blayre |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Scholar, Scientist |
| Education | Elstree School Harrow School |
| Genre | Persian Literature, Horror, Zoology, Local History, Foraminifera, Music |
| Subject | Various |
| Notable works | Violin-Making as it Was and Is, Manual of Cheirosophy, The Science of the Hand , Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, The Lament of Baba Tahir, Edward Heron-Allen's Journal of the Great War |
| Spouse | Marianna (died 1902) Edith Emily |
| Children | 2 daughters |
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Edward Heron-Allen FRS[1] (born Edward Heron Allen) (17 December 1861 – 26 March 1943) was an English polymath, writer, scientist and Persian scholar who translated the works of Omar Khayyam.
- ^ Gregory, R. A. (1943). "Edward Heron-Allen. 1861–1943". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (12): 446–454. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1943.0015. S2CID 161898389.