Epes Sargent
Epes Sargent (1813–1880) was an American writer, journalist and poet.
Also recorded as Epes Sargent VI
Epes Sargent
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- Born
- 1813 · United States.
- Died
- 1880 · Boston.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- writer · journalist · poet
- Education
- Harvard University
- Known for
- A Life on the Ocean Wave
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Biography
Born at United States in 1813, died in Boston in 1880.
Epes Sargent studied at Harvard University. Works named in the authority record are A Life on the Ocean Wave. Work by Epes Sargent is recorded in the collections of Australian National Maritime Museum.
Epes Sargent
published by Samuel Hueston, New York. Engraver Hezekiah Wright Smith after a portrait by Charles Loring Elliott · Extracted from The Knickerbocker Gallery version at Hathi Trust, Cornell scan, seq=134
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United States.
Birth place
Boston.
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- [EPES SARGENT], notice in the Boston Transcript, July 1848, Edgar Allen Poe, 2013
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2013
- Epes Sargent [sargeepes0024791], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2025
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2025
- Epes Sargent [sargeepes0024985], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2000
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2000
- Epes Sargent to Benjamin Goodhue, Tuesday, 26 May 1789 [congfiJH0150631a1c], Electronic Enlightenment Scholarly Edition of Correspondence, 2025
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2025
- Sargent, Epes (1813-1880), author and editor, American National Biography Online, 2000
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2000
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4408564: Epes Sargent
Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
reference work
- “Epes Sargent (poet)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
Verifiedscholarly publication
Epes Sargent [sargeepes0024791], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2025Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Epes Sargent [sargeepes0024985], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2000Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Epes Sargent to Benjamin Goodhue, Tuesday, 26 May 1789 [congfiJH0150631a1c], Electronic Enlightenment Scholarly Edition of Correspondence, 2025Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Sargent, Epes (1813-1880), author and editor, American National Biography Online, 2000Crossref registry
VerifiedInstitutional database
Wikidata, structured authority record Q4408564: Epes SargentWikimedia Foundation
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