Edward William Lane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward William Lane

British orientalist, translator and lexicographer

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1801

Place of Birth: Hereford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1876

Profession: writer, translator, ethnologist, topographer, philologist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Edward William Lane (17 September 1801 – 10 August 1876) was a British orientalist, translator and lexicographer.
He is known for his Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, Arabic-English Lexicon and translation of One Thousand and One Nights and Selections from the Kur-án.Lane also wrote a detailed account of Egypt and the countries ancient sites but the book titled Description of Egypt wasn't published during his life.
It was first published by the American University in Cairo Press in 2000 and has been republished several times since then.