Frank Dempster Sherman
Frank Dempster Sherman (May 6, 1860 – September 19, 1916), sometimes writing as Felix Carmen, was an American poet and academic.
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| Born | May 6, 1860  Peekskill |
| Died | September 19, 1916 (aged 56) New York City |
Frank Dempster Sherman was born on May 6, 1860, in Peekskill, New York, to Lucy (MacFarland) and John Dempster Sherman.[1] He attended Columbia College from 1879 to 1884, graduating with a PhB in architecture.[1]
Sherman began teaching at Columbia in 1887.[1] He held various positions there and ultimately became a professor of graphics in 1904.[1] He died on September 19, 1916, in New York City.[1]
Sherman published some poetry as Felix Carmen.[2] American composer Caroline Holme Walker (1863–1955) used Sherman's text for her song "May Madrigal".[3]
Publications
- Madrigals and Catches (1887)[4]
- New Waggings of Old Tales, with John Kendrick Bangs (1888)[4]
- Lyrics for a Lute (1890)[5]
- Little-Folk Lyrics (1892)[5]
- Lyrics of Joy (1904)[5]
- A Southern Flight, with Clinton Scollard (1905)[4]
- The Poems (1917)[4]
References
- Christy, Arthur E. (1964). "Sherman, Frank Dempster". In Malone, Dumas (ed.). Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. 9. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0-684-14138-8. OCLC 33403345.
- Carty, T. J. (1995). A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language. Mansell; Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 543. ISBN 0-7201-2221-X. OCLC 60118262.
- "The Etude". 25. T. Presser. 1907: 212.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - American Authors and Books (3d ed.). Crown Publishing Group. 1972. p. 581. ISBN 0-517-50139-2. OCLC 523487.
- Hart, James D. (1983). "Sherman, Frank Dempster". The Oxford Companion to American Literature (5th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 687. ISBN 0-19-503074-5. OCLC 8114573.
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