Frank Dempster Sherman
American poet and academic (1860–1916)
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Frank Dempster Sherman (May 6, 1860 – September 19, 1916), sometimes writing as Felix Carmen, was an American poet and academic.
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Frank Dempster Sherman circa 1900 | |
| Born | May 6, 1860 |
| Died | September 19, 1916 (aged 56) |
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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]
