Edgar Taylor (author), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edgar Taylor (author)

British author

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1793

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1839

Profession: translator

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Edgar Taylor (1793–1839) was a British solicitor and author of legal, historical, literary works and translations.
He was the first translator of Kinder- und Hausmärchen published in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm, into English, as German Popular Stories in 1823.
In 1826 he translated the second volume (1814) of the Kinder- und Hausmärchen .