Richard Grant White | |
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 Photograph of White by Mathew Brady, c. 1865 | |
| Born | May 23, 1822 |
| Died | April 8, 1885 (aged 62) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Bristol College New York University |
| Spouse |
Alexina Black Maese
(after 1850) |
| Children | Richard M. White Stanford White |
| Parent(s) | Richard Mansfield White Ann Eliza Tousey |
| Relatives | Frances Elizabeth Barrow (sister-in-law) |
| Signature | |
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Richard Grant White (May 23, 1822 – April 8, 1885)[1] was one of the foremost literary and musical critics of his day. He was also a prominent Shakespearean scholar, journalist, social critic, and lawyer. He was born and died in New York City.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
RGWObit1885was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Vol. VIII: "Literature of the Republic Part III—Continued, 1835–1860", Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchison, 1889, pp. 3–19 (Google Books)