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# E. V. Rieu

(1887–1972)   Linguist

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E. V. Rieu was a linguist.

## Quick Facts About E. V. Rieu

Born February 10, 1887

Died May 11, 1972

Profession Linguist

## About E. V. Rieu

British poet (1887-1972)... \| Emile Victor Rieu was a British classicist, publisher, poet and translator. He initiated the Penguin Classics series of books in 1946 and edited it for twenty years.

##  Quotes by E. V. Rieu

> [“The World is Very Flat, There is no doubt of that. (Night Thoughts of a tortoise suffering fom insomnia on a lawn)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-v-rieu/the-world-is-very-flat-there-is-no-doubt-of-that-night-thoughts-of-a/)

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