Joaquin Miller

Joaquin Miller
Miller circa 1870-1880
Miller circa 1870-1880
BornCincinnatus Hiner Miller
(1837-09-08)September 8, 1837
Union County, Indiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 1913(1913-02-17) (aged 75)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Resting placeJoaquin Miller Park
OccupationPoet, author, frontiersman
SpouseMinnie Myrtle Miller (m. 1861; div. 1870),
Abigail Leland (m. 1879; death 1913)
Children4 or 5
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Cincinnatus Heine Miller[1] (/ˌsɪnsɪˈntəs ˈhnə/; September 8, 1837 – February 17, 1913), better known by his pen name Joaquin Miller (/hwɑːˈkn/), was an American poet, author, and frontiersman. He is nicknamed the "Poet of the Sierras" after the Sierra Nevada, about which he wrote in his Songs of the Sierras (1871).

  1. ^ His middle name is also spelled Hiner /ˈhnər/.

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