Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England - 10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer. He is known for his translation of "One Thousand and One Nights", which he censored (removing "immoral"), with the usual XIX-century view on "Victorian morality". Instead, Lane joined his brother Richard in London, studying engraving with him. At the same time Lane began his study of Arabic on his own. However, his health soon deteriorated. For the sake of his health and of a new career, he set sail to Egypt.