Henry Wadsworth LongfellowΒ (February 27, 1807 β March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride",Β The Song of Hiawatha, andΒ Evangeline. He was also the first American to translateΒ Dante Alighieri'sΒ Divine Comedy, and was one of the fiveΒ Fireside PoetsΒ from New England.