About Christian Nestell Bovee
Lived 1820 – 1904 (aged 83). Christian Nestell Bovee was an American poet.
Christian Nestell Bovee (February 22, 1820 – January 18, 1904) was an epigrammatic New York City writer.
Biography Christian Nestell Bovee was born in New York on February 22, 1820.
Bovee wrote two books that were widely quoted in contemporaneous compilations, these being Intuitions and Summaries of Thought and Thoughts, Feelings and Fancies.
It was reported that Bovee "enjoyed the intimate friendship of Washington Irving, Longfellow, Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes and of all the brilliant men who composed at that time the Saturday Evening Club of Boston".
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Who was Christian Nestell Bovee?
American writer (1820-1904)
When was Christian Nestell Bovee born?
Christian Nestell Bovee was born on 22 February 1820 in New York City.
When did Christian Nestell Bovee die?
Christian Nestell Bovee died on 18 January 1904 in Philadelphia.
What was Christian Nestell Bovee's occupation?
Christian Nestell Bovee was a poet.
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Christian Nestell Bovee was American.
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