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Henry Crabb Robinson: Quick Facts

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Born May 13, 1775 • Bury Saint Edmunds • England
Died February 5, 1867 (aged 91) • London • England

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Henry Crabb Robinson, detail of an oil painting by H. Darvall; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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