Sir George Webbe Dasent, D. C. L. (1817–1896) was a British lawyer, translator of folk tales and contributor to The Times.
[2][3] After graduating from university in 1840 with a degree in Classical literature, he was appointed secretary to Thomas Cartwright on a diplomatic post in Stockholm, Sweden.
[3] Returning to England in 1845, he became assistant editor of The Times under his schoolmate Delane, whose sister, Frances Louisa, he married in 1846.
[5] Dasent's connections to Prussian diplomat Christian Charles Josias von Bunsen has been credited with significantly contributing the paper developing its foreign policy.
[8][3] Dasent made a visit during 1861-1862 to Iceland, where he was hailed in Reykjavík as one of the saga lovers who had strengthened ties between the English and Norse.