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Lafcadio Hearn Koizumi Yakumo (小泉八雲) | |
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 Lafcadio Hearn in 1889 by Frederick Gutekunst | |
| Born | Patrick Lafcadio Hearn; Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χερν 27 June 1850 Lefkada, United States of the Ionian Islands |
| Died | 26 September 1904 (aged 54) Tokyo, Japan |
| Pen name | Koizumi Yakumo |
| Language | English, Greek, Japanese |
| Nationality | Irish, Greek, Japanese |
| Alma mater | Ushaw College, University of Durham, England |
| Spouse | Alethea ("Mattie") Foley Koizumi Setsu |
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (/hɜːrn/; Greek: Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χερν; 27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904) was a writer. People know him for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. In the United States, Hearn also wrote about the city of New Orleans. He also used the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲).