Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Birth Date 27 February 1807

Death Date 24 March 1882

Personal Name Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Henry W. Longfellow
Henry Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems "Paul Revere's Ride", "The Song of Hiawatha", and "Evangeline". He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the fireside poets from New England.