Sidney Lanier
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American musician and poet (1842–1881)
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Sidney Lanier (February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American musician and poet. Sydney Lanier was born February 3, 1842, in Macon, Georgia, to parents Robert Sampson Lanier and Mary Jane Anderson; he was mostly of English ancestry, with his distant French ancestors having immigrated to England in the 16th century. He began playing the flute at an early age, and his love of that musical instrument continued throughout his life. He attended Oglethorpe University near Milledgeville <a href
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sidney
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Macon
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Educated at
- Oglethorpe University
- Employer
- Oglethorpe University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- prose
- Instrument
- organ
- Conflict
- American Civil War
- Image
- Sidney Lanier.jpg
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- Sidney Lanier
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of birth
- 1842-02-03
- date of death
- 1881-09-07
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Sidney Lanier
- Commons Creator page
- Sidney Lanier
- place of burial
- Green Mount Cemetery
- writing language
- English language
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