biographer March 17 – Benjamin Franklin King, Jr. (died 1894), American poet April 11 – John Davidson (died 1909), Scottish poet and playwright April 17 – Jane Barlow (died 1917), Irish poet and novelist June 13 – Hubert Church (died 1932), Australian poet September 22 – James Hebblethwaite (died 1921), Australian poet and clergyman Undated – Kaikobad (কায়কোবাদ) (also spelt "Kaykobad" and also known as Mohakobi Kaikobad ("Kaikobad the great poet"), pen name of Kazem Al Quereshi (died 1951), Bengali poet Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February 9 – Dionysios Solomos Διονύσιος Σολωμός (born 1798), Greek poet best known for the Hymn to Liberty, the first two stanzas of which became the Greek national anthem March 11 – Manuel José Quintana (born 1772), Spanish April 11 – John Davidson (died 1909), Scottish poet and playwright May 2 – Alfred de Musset (born 1810), French poet and novelist June 25 – Isabella Kelly (born 1759), Scottish-born novelist and poet October 14 – Alexander Laing (born 1787), Scottish poet November 26 – Joseph von Eichendorff (born 1788), German poet and novelist December 13 – Richard Furness, "The Poet of Eyam" (born 1791), English Undated – Anna Ehrenström (born 1786), Swedish poet See also 19th century in poetry 19th century in literature List of years in poetry List of years in literature Victorian literature French literature of the 19th century Poetry Notes 19th-century poetry Poetry