Lafcadio Hearn
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (June 27, 1850 - September 26, 1904), also known as Koizumi Yakumo (????) after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, best known for his books about Japan. He is especially well-known to the Japanese for his collections of Japanese legends, one of which was made into a film by Masaki Kobayashi (Kwaidan (1965)). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hearn was born in Lefkada (the origin of his middle name), one of the Greek Ionian Islands. He was the son of Surgeon-major Charles Hearn, of King's County, Ireland, and Rosa Antonia Kassimati of Lefkada, Greece. His father was stationed in Lefkada during the English occupation of the Ionian Islands.
June 27: June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining.... 1850: 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).... September 26: September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining.... Lafcadio Hearn related Images and Photos (experimental)
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