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,| 1. | Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England. |
| 2. | (John Or⋅ley) Allen [awr-lee] , 1899–1979, U.S. poet, critic, and editor. |
| 3. | James, born 1943, U.S. poet. |
| 4. | Na⋅hum [ney-uh m, -huhm] , 1652–1715, English poet and playwright, born in Ireland: poet laureate 1692–1715. |
| Tate (tāt) American writer and editor. A leading exponent of New Criticism, he edited the Sewanee Review (1944-1946) and is known especially for his poetry, including "Ode to the Confederate Dead" (1926). |
| Tate, Nahum 1652-1715. English poet and playwright who wrote a popular adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear in 1687 and was appointed poet laureate in 1692. |