An American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the Fireside Poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns (Wikipedia).
John Greenleaf Whittier
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American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892)
| Born | 17 December 1807 |
| Died | 7 September 1892 |
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892)
| Born | 17 December 1807 |
| Died | 7 September 1892 |
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American poetry, Poetry, Slavery, History, Antislavery movements, Children's poetry, Correspondence, Abolitionists, American literature, Fiction, English poetry, Controversial literature, Drama, Literature, American Poets, Biography, Children, Gift books, Juvenile poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Quakers, short story, American Christian poetry, American drama, AnniversariesPlaces
United States, Massachusetts, New England, Alabama, England, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Haverhill (Mass.), Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Saint Louis, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Boston, Calcutta, English-speaking countriesPeople
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), Devil, Peyton Farquhar, Abigail Williams, Amanda Wingfield, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Elizur Wright (1804-1885), Ezekiel Cheever, Francis Daniel Pastorius (1651-1719), George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, Jim O'Connor, John Hale, John HathorneTime
19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-1865, American Civil War, 1692, 1841-1845, 1861-65, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, December, 1600s, 1833, Civil War, New Plymouth, 1620-1691, carnivalID Numbers
- OLID: OL160545A
- ISNI: 000000012123068X
- VIAF: 19723987
- Wikidata: Q458372
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q458372
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Alternative names
- John Greenleaf, Whittier
- John Greenleaf - Whittier
- Greenleaf John Whittier
- John Greenleaf Whitter
| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
| January 2, 2017 | Edited by Agnes Reid | Very brief bio with Wikipedia & Gutenberg links |
| July 6, 2014 | Edited by Sarah Breau | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |