Edmund O'Donovan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edmund O'Donovan

Irish war correspondent

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1844

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 05-Nov-1883

Profession: author, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Edmund O'Donovan (13 September 1844 – 5 November 1883), Irish war correspondent, was born in Dublin.
In 1866 he began to contribute to The Irish Times and other Dublin papers.
He was the first journalist killed in the Kurdufan area during the Sudan campaigns while reporting for The Daily News.