Sherman, Frank Dempster, 1860-1916
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Name (Latin)
Sherman, Frank Dempster, 1860-1916
Date of birth
1860-05-06
Date of death
1916-09-19
Place of birth
Peekskill (N.Y.)
Field of activity
Architecture--Study and teaching
Poetry
Associate group
Columbia University
Columbia University (1887 - 1887)
Occupation
Poets
College teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Frank Dempster
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- nuc85-37973: His A branch of the Sherman family ... [MI] 1907(hdg. on NN rept.: Sherman, Frank Dempster, 1860-1916; usage: Frank Dempster Sherman)
- LC data base, 8/27/85(hdg.: Sherman, Frank Dempster, 1860-1916)
- The poems of Frank Dempster Sherman, 1917:title page (Frank Dempster Sherman) pages xv-xvi (The poet was born in Peekskill, New York, on May 6, 1860. He was made a Fellow in Architecture at Columbia in 1887. At this institution he was in turn instructor (1888), adjunct professor (1891), and Professor of Graphics (1904). The last named position he held at his death, which occurred on the 19th of September, 1916.)
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Frank Dempster Sherman - 1900 (cropped)
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Wikipedia description:
Frank Dempster Sherman (May 6, 1860 – September 19, 1916), sometimes writing as Felix Carmen, was an American poet and academic. Frank Dempster Sherman was born on May 6, 1860, in Peekskill, New York, to Lucy (MacFarland) and John Dempster Sherman. He attended Columbia College from 1879 to 1884, graduating with a PhB in architecture. Sherman began teaching at Columbia in 1887. He held various positions there and ultimately became a professor of graphics in 1904. He died on September 19, 1916, in New York City. Sherman published some poetry as Felix Carmen. American composer Caroline Holme Walker (1863–1955) used Sherman's text for her song "May Madrigal".
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