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Francis Berry (23 March 1915 – 10 October 2006) was a British academic poet critic and translator.He was born in Ipoh Malaya and educated at the University of London and the University of Exeter. After serving as a soldier and then as a schoolteacher in Malta he held various appointments in English literature. He was professor of English Literature at the University of Sheffield from 1947 to 1970 where he was a friend of William Empson.