James Whitcomb Riley
Sign in to saveAlso known as Benjamin P. Johnson of Boone, Jay Whit, Uncle Sidney, James Withcomb Riley, James Witcomb Riley, Riley
American poet from Indianapolis (1849–1916)
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Riley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Greenfield
- Place of death
- Indianapolis
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- James Whitcomb Riley, 1913.jpg
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- place of burial
- Crown Hill Cemetery
- Commons category
- James Whitcomb Riley
- date of birth
- 1849-00-00
- date of death
- 1916-00-00
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- James Whitcomb Riley
- pseudonym
- Benjamin P. Johnson of Boone
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- writing language
- English language
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons Creator page
- James Whitcomb Riley
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