Caroline de Crespigny
Caroline de Crespigny | |
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de Crespigny 1826 by Philip August Gaugain | |
| Born | Caroline Bathurst 14 September 1797 Durham, England |
| Died | 26 December 1861 (aged 64) Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany |
| Occupation | Poet, translator |
| Nationality | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Notable works | My Souvenir (1844), Vision of Great Men (1848) |
| Spouse | Rev Heaton Champion de Crespigny |
| Partner | Thomas Medwin |
| Children | Five |
| Relatives | Henry Bathurst, Lord Bishop of Norwich, Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst |
Caroline Champion de Crespigny (née Bathurst; 14 September 1797 – 26 December 1861) was an early 19th-century English poet and translator. In the tradition of Romanticism, she published My Souvenir, or, Poems in 1844. Her translations, mainly from German into English, were often made in collaboration with Thomas Medwin, the cousin and biographer of Percy Bysshe Shelley.