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Edward Backhouse Eastwick (1814–83) was a British orientalist scholar and diplomat, best known for his translations of Persian literary classics. After being educated at Balliol and Merton colleges, Oxford, Eastwick went to India where he joined the Bombay infantry as a cadet. He soon moved over to the East India Company, and later to the British civil service, largely because of his proficiency in languages. In addition to holding various administrative posts in India, Eastwick served as a British diplomat in Persia (Iran) and Venezuela. Journal of a Diplomate ...