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Edwin Markham was an American poet and educator. He is best known for his poem "The Man with the Hoe," which was inspired by Jean-François Millet's painting of the same name. Markham was born in Oregon City, Oregon, and attended the University of California, Berkeley. He taught school in California for several years before becoming a full-time writer. He wrote several books of poetry, including The Shoes of Happiness (1902), Lincoln and Other Poems (1909), and The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems (1912). He also wrote several books of prose, including The Children's Garland from the Best Poets (1902) and The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems (1912). Markham was a popular lecturer and was awarded an honorary degree from the University of California in 1912. He was also a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He died in 1940 in Carmel, California.

Popular As Charles Edward Anson Markham
Occupation writer
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 23 April, 1852
Birthday 23 April
Birthplace Oregon City, Oregon, USA
Date of death 7 March, 1940
Died Place New York City, New York, USA
Nationality United States

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His wife is Anna Catherine Murphy (1897 - 1938) ( her death) ( 1 child)

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1923

He was a writer, known for Lincoln, the Man of the People (1923) and Love's Redemption (1921). He was married to Anna Catherine Murphy.

1899

His funeral was held in Los Angles and attended by the author Ralph Waldo Trine and Bailey Millard, the San Francisco newspaper editor who, in 1899, first published Markham's poem "The Man With the Hoe".

1852

Edwin Markham was born on April 23, 1852 in Oregon City, Oregon, USA as Charles Edward Anson Markham.

1847

As a young man Markham worked as a cowboy before becoming a school teacher. His parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Winchell Markham, who came from Michigan, settled in Oregon around 1847 after crossing the plains in a covered wagon.