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Arthur Hugh Clough
Arthur Hugh Clough
  • Born: January 1, 1819
  • Died: November 13, 1861
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Poet

Arthur Hugh Clough was an English poet, an educationalist, and the devoted assistant to Florence Nightingale. He was the brother of suffragist Anne Clough and father of Blanche Athena Clough who both became principals of Newnham College, Cambridge.