Isabella Valancy Crawford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Isabella Valancy Crawford

writer (1850-1887)

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1850

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1887

Profession: writer, poet, author, novelist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Isabella Valancy Crawford (25 December 1846 – 12 February 1887) was an Irish-born Canadian writer and poet.
She was one of the first Canadians to make a living as a freelance writer. "Crawford is increasingly being viewed as Canada's first major poet." She is the author of "Malcolm's Katie," a poem that has achieved "a central place in the canon of nineteenth-century Canadian poetry."