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William Ellery Channing (poet)

William Ellery Channing, American poet and author (died 1901)

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Born
November 29, 1817
Died
December 23, 1901
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1817

About William Ellery Channing (poet)

William Ellery Channing II (November 29, 1817 – December 23, 1901) was an American Transcendentalist poet, nephew and namesake of the Unitarian preacher Dr. William Ellery Channing. His uncle was usually known as "Dr. Channing", while the nephew was commonly called "Ellery Channing", in print. The younger Ellery Channing was thought brilliant but undisciplined by many of his contemporaries. Amos Bronson Alcott famously said of him in 1871, "Whim, thy name is Channing." Nevertheless, the Transcendentalists thought his poetry among the best of their group's literary products.

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The world when William Ellery Channing (poet) was born

William Ellery Channing (poet) was born in 1817. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineJames Monroe inaugurated as 5th President
  • Technology milestoneFirst bicycle (draisine) invented
  • Defining fadDraisine bicycle craze
  • World population~985M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Monroe
  • U.S. population8.9M

1817 versus 2026

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Measure18172026
Population8.9M341 million

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