Wright, William B. (William Bull), 1840-1880
Variant namesPhysician and poet. Born in Orange County, N.Y., 20 Sept. 1840. Graduated from the College of New Jersey and the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons. Taught at Buffalo State Normal School, 1859-1862; served in the 5th New York Artillery, 1862-1865. Practiced medicine in Orange County, 1871-1878. Author of Highland Rambles (1868) and The Brook and Other Poems (1873). Died in Atlanta, Ga., 29 Mar. 1880.
From the description of The brook : original manuscript of the poem / by William Bull Wright, [1873]. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 181085060
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| referencedIn | Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Wright, William Bull, 1840-1880. The brook : original manuscript of the poem / by William Bull Wright, [1873]. | Buffalo History Museum, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Snow, Julia F., 1832-1911. Buffalo Day among our poets : typescript, 1899 Nov. 25. | Buffalo History Museum, Research Library |
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