George Yost Coffin
George Yost Coffin (30 March 1850 – 28 November 1896) was a political cartoonist noted for his characters and his work in Washington, D.C. in the late 19th century. He is also known for his diaries kept as a teenager during the US Civil War. Coffin's political cartoons appeared in The Washington Post.
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- Born
- 30 March 1850
- Birthplace
- Pottstown, Pennsylvania
- Died
- 28 November 1896
- Nationality
- American
- Occupation
- cartoonist
- Languages
- English
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George Yost Coffin (30 March 1850 – 28 November 1896) was a political cartoonist noted for his characters and his work in Washington, D.C. in the late 19th century. He is also known for his diaries kept as a teenager during the US Civil War. Coffin's political cartoons appeared in The Washington Post.
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George Yost Coffin (1850–1896) was an American cartoonist. The cartoonist was born in Pottstown. Languages used include English.
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George Yost Coffin was born 30 March 1850 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, his parents were Sarah A. Harrington and George M. Coffin began his studies in the Preparatory Department at Columbian College in 1862. In 1904, the college changed its name to the George Washington University.
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Political cartoon of James H. Blount in which he oversees the lowering of the US flag in Hawaii.
George Yost Coffin (1850-1896), artist, published in the Washington post. · Hawaii State Archives Sharon Linnéa (1999) Princess Ka'iulani: Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People, Eerdmans Young Readers, p. Page 143
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• Cartoonist — y • Born — 30 March 1850 • Birthplace — Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Died — 28 November 1896 • Nationality — American
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1850
George Yost Coffin was born in 1850 at Pottstown.
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George Yost Coffin died in 1896.
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George Coffin Taylor, Modern Philology, 1937
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- 1.Lyle Slovick, Washington History, Fall/Winter 2006–2007, Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- 2.Lyle Slovick, George Washington Magazine, Fall 2006, The Words and Artistry of George Yost Coffin. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- 3.Quintero, Ruben. A Companion to Satire: Ancient and Modern. John Wiley & Sons. 529. 15 April 2008. 978-1-4051-7199-1.
- 4.Columbian University Becomes George Washington University in 1904, Ghosts of DC, 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- 5.Guide to the George Coffin Papers, 1858–1896. George Coffin papers, Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University.
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