Edgar Taylor (author)
Edgar Taylor | |
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| Born | 28 January 1793 |
| Died | 19 August 1839 (aged 46) Bedford Row, London, UK |
| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor, author |
Edgar Taylor (28 January 1793– 19 August 1839) was a British solicitor and author of legal, historical, literary works and translations. He was the first translator of the Brothers Grimm's 1812 book Kinder- und Hausmärchen into English, as German Popular Stories (1823). In 1826, he translated the second volume (1814) of the Kinder- und Hausmärchen .