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Cannan, Gilbert Eric (1884–1955), translator and writer, was born on 25 June 1884 at 24 Great Cheetham Street West, in Broughton, Manchester. One of nine children, he was the second son of Henry Angus Cannan, an ill-paid Scottish shipping clerk, and (Grace Charlotte) Violet...
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