Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
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Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
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| Born |
17 August 1840 Petworth, Sussex, England |
| Died | 10 September 1922 (aged 82) England |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist |
| Known for | Poetry, political activist, polemicist, adventurer, Arabian horse breeder |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Isabella Noel Blunt, née King-Noel, 15th Baroness Wentworth |
| Children | Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth |
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (17 August 1840 – 10 September 1922) (sometimes spelled "Wilfred") was an English poet and writer. He and his wife, Lady Anne Blunt travelled in the Middle East and were instrumental in preserving the Arabian horse bloodlines through their farm, the Crabbet Arabian Stud. He was best known for his poetry, which was published in a collected edition in 1914, but also wrote a number of political essays and polemics. Blunt is also known for his views against imperialism, viewed as relatively enlightened for his time.
Blunt was born at Petworth House in Sussex and served in the Diplomatic Service from 1858 to 1869. He was raised in the faith of his mother, a Catholic convert, and educated at Twyford School, Stonyhurst, and at St Mary's College, Oscott.
In 1869, Blunt married Lady Anne Noel, the daughter of the Earl of Lovelace and Ada Lovelace, and granddaughter of Lord Byron. Together the Blunts travelled through Spain, Algeria, Egypt, the Syrian Desert, and extensively in the Middle East and India. Based upon pure-blooded Arabian horses they obtained in Egypt and the Nejd, they co-founded Crabbet Arabian Stud, and later purchased a property near Cairo, named Sheykh Obeyd which housed their horse breeding operation in Egypt.
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