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Walt Whitman

Also known as Walter Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)

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Walt Whitman, born Walter Whitman on 31 May 1819 in West Hills, Long Island, was an American writer, publisher, essayist, and typographer. He died in Camden on 26 March 1892. His notable works include *Leaves of Grass* and *O Captain! My Captain!*. He was influenced by Dante Alighieri, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, James Fenimore Cooper, and Charles Dickens.

Whitman’s native language was English, and he adhered to deism and mysticism. His archives are held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, the Harry Ransom Center, and the New York Public Library Main Branch. He is described in sources such as *Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography*, the *Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition*.

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Born: 31 May 1819
Died: 26 March 1892
Works: 1076

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West Hills, Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA

Walter Whitman Jr. (/ˈhwɪtmən/; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in his time,…

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A Supermarket in Californi — Self (voice) (archive)2024
Walt Whitman — Self (archive footage)2008

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Walter
Family name: Whitman
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Long Island
Place of death: Camden
Occupation: poet
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: deism
Notable work: O Captain! My Captain!
Image: Walt Whitman, steel engraving, July 1854.jpg
Significant event: American Civil War

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Commons category: Walt Whitman
date of birth: 1819-05-31
date of death: 1892-03-26
topic's main category: Category:Walt Whitman
Commons Creator page: Walt Whitman
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
influenced by: William Shakespeare
birth name: Walter Whitman
Commons gallery: Walt Whitman
archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch
lifestyle: mysticism
cause of death: hunger
writing language: English language
start of work period: 1842-00-00
name in native language: Walt Whitman
has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
P8168: Salindres
medical condition: paralysis
P12749: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
manner of death: natural causes

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Works in European collections

11 objects attributed to Walt Whitman, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Symphonies, A, orch, Arr. Sketches - BSB Mus.ms. 13252 : [without title]

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Concertos, pf, winds, stck, Excerpts. Fragments - BSB Mus.ms. 12931 : II. Satz // Mélodie

Symphonies, A, orch, Arr - BSB Mus.ms. 12953 : 1. Symphonie // für eine Altstimme und Orchester // (Versuch eines Requiems) // von // Karl Amadeus Hartmann // Text nach Walt Whithman // (übertragen von Hans Reisiger) // Introduktion: Elend // Lied: Frühling // Zwischenspiel: Varationen // Lied: Tränen // Epilog: Bitte

Pieces, Excerpts - BSB Mus.ms. 12930 : [without collection title]

Pieces - BSB Mus.ms. 12937 : [without collection title]

Symphonies, A, orch, Arr. Excerpts. Sketches. Fragments - BSB Mus.ms. 12955 : [without title]

Symphonies, A, orch, Sketches - BSB Mus.ms. 13251 : [without title]

Symphonies, A, pf, Arr. Sketches. Fragments - BSB Mus.ms. 13249 : [without title]

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Encyclopedic overview

Whitman was born in Huntington on Long Island and lived in Brooklyn as a child and through much of his career. At age 11, he left formal schooling to go to work. He worked as a journalist, a teacher, and a government clerk. Whitman's major poetry collection, Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, was financed with his own money and became well known. The work was an attempt to reach out to the common person with an American epic. Whitman continued expanding and revising Leaves of Grass until his death in 1892.

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