George Henry Boker Born: 6-Oct-1823 Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA Died: 2-Jan-1890 Location of death: Philadelphia, PA Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Playwright, Diplomat, Poet Nationality: United States Executive summary: Francesca da Rimini Father: (banker)
University: Princeton University (1842)
US Ambassador to Turkey 1871-75 US Ambassador to Russia 1875-78
Author of books:
The Lesson of Life, and Other Poems (1848, poetry) Poems of the War (1864, poetry) Konigsmark (1869, poetry) The Book of the Dead (1882, poetry)
Wrote plays:
Calaynos (1848) Anne Boleyn (1850) Leonor de Guzman (1853) Francesca da Rimini (1855)
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