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William Starbuck Mayo

1812 – 1895

US physician and author

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About William Starbuck Mayo

Lived 1812 – 1895 (aged 82–83). William Starbuck Mayo was an American writer and physician.

Dr. William Starbuck Mayo (April 15, 1811 – November 22, 1895) was an American physician and writer who created the fantasy worlds "Kaloola" and "Framazugda". On his mother's side, he was descended from the Nantucket whaling and merchant Starbuck family.

Personal life In 1851, Mayo was married to Helen Cornelia (née Stuyvesant) Dudley Olmsted (1808–1890). By the time of their marriage, Helen was a widow of Henry Dudley and Francis Olmsted. She was the daughter of Nicholas William Stuyvesant (and a descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Director-General of New Netherland) and the former Catherine Livingston Reade, a descendant of Gilbert Livingston and Robert Livingston the Elder, the first Lord of Livingston Manor. Helen and William had no children together. His funeral was held at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in Manhattan.

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Born
1812, Ogdensburg
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Died
1895
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Also known as
W. S. Mayo, William Starbuck Mayo, M D

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Who was William Starbuck Mayo?

US physician and author (1811-1895)

When was William Starbuck Mayo born?

William Starbuck Mayo was born in 1812 in Ogdensburg.

When did William Starbuck Mayo die?

William Starbuck Mayo died in 1895.

What was William Starbuck Mayo's occupation?

William Starbuck Mayo was a writer and physician.

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William Starbuck Mayo was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Starbuck Mayo

· Wikidata: Q52149644

· DBpedia: William Starbuck Mayo

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