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Burton (RICHARD EUGENE an American)

RICHARD (EUGENE), an American poet and educator, born in Hartford, Conn., March 14, 1859. He graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, and took a degree at Johns Hopkins University. He was active as editor of various publications and was head of the English department at the University of Minnesota from 1898-1902, and again since 1906. His published poems are "Dumb in June" (1895); "Memorial Day" (1897); "Message and Melody" (1903); "From the Book of Life" (1909); etc. He also wrote several volumes of essays, plays, and fiction. and Seasons" (1886); and "Sharp Eyes" ward he made extensive explorations (1888); "Far and Near" (1904); "Ways of Nature" (1905); "Bird and Bough" (1906); "The Summer of the Years" (1913) ; "Field and Study" (1919) ; etc, He also wrote "Notes on Walt Whitman" (1867) ; and "Whitman: a Study" a (1897); contributed frequently to various magazines. He died on March 29, 1921.