John Godfrey Saxe
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1816 – 1887
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Who was John Godfrey Saxe?
John Godfrey Saxe I was an American poet best known for his re-telling of the Indian parable "The Blind Men and the Elephant", which introduced the story to a Western audience.
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- Born
- Jun 2, 1816
Highgate - Also known as
- John Saxe
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Wesleyan University
- Middlebury College
- Died
- Mar 31, 1887
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on July 23, 2013
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