W. W. Fosdick
Poet, Deceased Person
1825 – 1862
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Who was W. W. Fosdick?
William Whiteman Fosdick was an American poet, writer and song lyricist, primarily remembered today as the one who wrote the original lyrics to the song Aura Lea to a melody composed by George R. Poulton. Fosdick was as a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. He practiced law in Cincinnati and New York City from 1851 to 1858.
Besides Aura Lea, Fosdick’s works include:
⁕Ariel, and Other Poems
⁕Malmiztic the Toltec; and the Cavaliers of the Cross
⁕The Cavaliers of the Cross: A Historical Romance
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