Sidney Lanier was born on February 3, 1842 in Macon, GA. Southern poet, scholar, and musician whose best- known works include "The Marshes of Glynn," "Sunrise," and "The Song of the Chattahoochee." His other works include travelogues and a series of compilations of English tales of chivalry.
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About
Southern poet, scholar, and musician whose best- known works include "The Marshes of Glynn," "Sunrise," and "The Song of the Chattahoochee." His other works include travelogues and a series of compilations of English tales of chivalry.
Before Fame
He fought in the American Civil War as a member of the Confederate signal corps. He later became the organist at a Presbyterian church in Alabama.
Trivia
He was an English professor at Johns Hopkins University and also served as first flautist in Baltimore, Maryland's Peabody Orchestra.
Family Life
He married Mary Day of Macon, Georgia in 1867. The couple had three sons.
Associated With
He was a william Shakespeare scholar.
