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George Eliot

When was George Eliot born?

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Portrait drawing of George Eliot, pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, with wavy dark hair, lace collar, and a calm expression, based on an 1865 work by Sir Frederic William Burton. — George Eliot George Eliot, engraving derived from a chalk drawing (1865) by Sir Frederic William Burton.

George Eliot was born on November 22, 1819, in Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England.1