Joaquin Miller
Joaquin Miller , actually Cincinnatus Hiner Miller (born March 10, 1839 in Liberty , Indiana , † February 17, 1913 in Oakland , California ) was an American writer .
Life
Miller's date of birth is a matter of dispute. In addition to the official date, November 10, 1841 is occasionally given.
Miller's parents were Quakers . In 1852 they emigrated to Oregon , where they settled as farmers in the Willamette River valley . During the gold rush , Miller went to California to work in several prospecting camps. In the following years he was - according to his own account - involved in fights with Indians , in which he was repeatedly wounded. It is possible, however, that these are narratives exaggerated into the adventurous.
What is certain, however, is that Miller studied law in Oregon and then went to Idaho as a gold prospector. At the beginning of the Civil War he was back in Oregon, where he bought a newspaper, the Eugene City Democratic Register , and worked as a journalist and editor.
His first book, a volume of poetry, appeared in 1868. In 1870 he went to England, where he quickly became a literary sensation, to which his role as an American outdoorsman, who had experienced the gold rush and fought with the Indians, made a significant contribution.
In 1883 Miller returned to the United States and settled in Oakland. During the gold rush in Alaska Miller went to Klondike , from where he reported as a journalist and allegedly also mined some gold himself.
In 1898 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
Works
- Specimens . 1868
- Pacific Poems . 1870
- Songs of the Sierras . 1871
- Life Among the Modocs . 1873
- Memories and Rime . 1874
- Songs of Summer Lands . 1892
literature
- Indian chief and poet . In: The Gazebo . Issue 25, 1874 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Joaquin Miller in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Literature by and about Joaquin Miller in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Members: Joaquin Miller. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed April 15, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miller, Joaquin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miller, Cincinnatus Hiner (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liberty |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1913 |
| Place of death | Oakland |