Abraham Coles
Abraham Coles (December 26, 1813 – May 3, 1891) was an American physician, translator, author and poet from New Jersey. He published Dies Irae (1859), Stabat Mater Dolorosa (1865), Stabat Mater Speciosa (1866), Old Gems in New Settings (1866), The Microcosm (1866, 1881), The Evangel in Verse (1874) and The Light of the World (1884).
Abraham Coles
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- Name
- Abraham Coles
- Born
- December 26, 1813
- Birthplace
- Scotch Plains, New Jersey
- Died
- May 3, 1891
- Place of death
- Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- physician · translator · writer · poet
- Education
- Columbia University · New York University
- Languages
- American English
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Abraham Coles (December 26, 1813 – May 3, 1891) was an American physician, translator, author and poet from New Jersey. He published Dies Irae (1859), Stabat Mater Dolorosa (1865), Stabat Mater Speciosa (1866), Old Gems in New Settings (1866), The Microcosm (1866, 1881), The Evangel in Verse (1874) and The Light of the World (1884).
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• Name — Abraham Coles • Born — December 26, 1813 • Birthplace — Scotch Plains, New Jersey • Died — May 3, 1891 • Place of death — Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California • Specialism — Physician
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- 1.Coles, Abraham; Hunt, Ezra Mundy. Abraham Coles: Biographical Sketch, Memorial Tributes, Selections from His Works, (some Hitherto Unpublished.), p. 54. D. Appleton, 1892. Accessed October 1, 2015. "There was no more scholarly man in New Jersey than Dr. Abraham Coles, who was best known for his translations of the 'Dies Irae.' Although he practiced medicine in Newark, he made his home at Scotch Plains, N. J."
- 2.Abraham Coles (1813–1891)
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