John Conington
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1825 – 1869
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Who was John Conington?
John Conington was an English classical scholar. In 1866 he published his best-known work, the translation of the Aeneid of Virgil into the octosyllabic metre of Walter Scott.
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- Born
- Aug 10, 1825
- Education
- University College, Oxford
- Rugby School
- Lived in
- Boston
- Died
- Oct 23, 1869
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on July 23, 2013
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