George Sandys
George Sandys was an English traveller, colonist, poet, and translator. He was known for his translations of Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Passion of Jesus, as well as his travel narratives of the Eastern Mediterranean region, which formed a substantial contribution to geography and ethnology.
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- Born in
- Bishopthorpe Palace
- Educated at
- St Mary Hall
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1578
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