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English translator and poet, and also a pioneer of compiling advanced cryptic crosswords. He translated J. C. Mardrus’s French version of One Thousand Nights and One Night. His English version of Mardrus appeared in 1923, and is known as Mardrus/Mathers.
Born: 28 August 1892 in Forest Hill
Died: 3 February 1939
Nationality: British
Gender: Male