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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
George Arnold
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

George Arnold

American, 1834 - 1865
BiographyGeorge Arnold (June 24, 1834 – November 9, 1865) was an American author and poet.

He was born in New York City on June 24, 1834. After briefly attempting a career as a portrait painter, he turned to writing and became a regular contributor to Vanity Fair and The Leader. A contemporary of Walt Whitman, Arnold was likewise a patron of Pfaff's beer cellar.

His most enduring work is a humorous piece, The Jolly Old Pedagogue.

He died on November 9, 1865, in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Arnold_(poet) accessed 10/31/2022 SM
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