Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878)
- Name:
- Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878)
- Other Names:
- William Cullen Bryant
- Born:
- 11/03/1794
- Birthplace:
- Cummington, Mass.
- Died:
- 06/12/1878
- Death Location:
- Manhattan, NY
- Residence:
- Cummington, MA
Worthington, MA
Bridgewater, MA
Manhattan, NY - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post.
- Father:
- Peter Bryant
- Mother:
- Sarah Snell
- Notes:
- Although he is now thought of as a New Englander[citation needed], Bryant, for most of his lifetime, was thoroughly a New Yorker�and a very dedicated one at that. He was a major force behind the idea that became Central Park, as well as a leading proponent of creating the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was one of a group of founders of New York Medical College.[11] He had close affinities with the Hudson River School of art and was an intimate friend of Thomas Cole.
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