Elizabeth Carter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elizabeth Carter

English poet, classicist, writer, translator, polymath (1717-1806)

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1717

Place of Birth: Deal, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1806

Profession: writer, poet, polymath, translator, classical scholar, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Elizabeth Carter (pen name Eliza; 16 December 1717 – 19 February 1806) was an English poet, classicist, writer, translator, linguist, and polymath.
As one of the Bluestocking Circle that surrounded Elizabeth Montagu.
she earned respect for the first English translation of the Discourses of Epictetus, by the 2nd-century Stoic philosopher.
She also published poems and translated from French and Italian.
Most of her other literary output took the form of correspondence to family and friends.
Carter had many eminent friends and was close to Elizabeth Montagu, Hannah More, Hester Chapone, and other Bluestocking members.
Anne Hunter, a minor poet and socialite, and Mary Delany were also noted as close friends.
She befriended Samuel Johnson, editing some editions of his periodical The Rambler.