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Emma Lazarus

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Poet
Died
Nov 19, 1887
Zodiac
Cancer
Born in
New York City NY
About
New York-born poet known for her 1883 sonnet "The New Colossus," which was engraved on the base of the Statue of Liberty. She also published a multi-part poem called "Epochs."
Family
She had six siblings and was born into a Sephardic Jewish family of Portuguese heritage.

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