Patrick Lafcadio Hearn was born on June 27, 1850, in Lefkada, Greece. He was born to an Irish father and a Greek mother. Hearn was raised in Greece and spoke Greek as his first language. He later moved to the United States and became a writer. He wrote about his experiences in Greece in his book, "A Greek Boyhood."
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