Eugene Field, American writer

Eugene Field (September 2, 1850 - November 4, 1895) American writer, best known for poetry for children and for humorous essays. Eugene Field - Project Gutenberg eText 12984 http://www. ... Eugene Field - Project Gutenberg eText 12984 http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is traditionally a written art form (although there is also an ancient and modern poetry which relies mainly upon oral or pictorial representations) in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... Jump to: navigation, search Humour (Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the ability or quality of people, objects or situations to evoke feelings of amusement in other people. ...

Eugene Field was born in Saint Louis, Missouri. After the death of his mother he was raised by a cousin in Amherst, Massachusetts. Jump to: navigation, search Saint Louis (pronounced in English, in French), frequently spelled St. ... Jump to: navigation, search Amherst is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ...

He briefly attended various colleges in Massachusetts and Missouri, but did not take his studies seriously for any length of time, and became known for his jokes and pranks. He tried acting, and studied law with little result. He then set off for a trip through Europe, then returned to the United States six months later penniless. Field then set to work as a journalist for the Gazette in Saint Joseph, Missouri in 1875. The same year he married Julia Comstock. The couple would have 8 children. For the rest of his life he arranged for all his pay to be sent to his wife, as he said he had no head for money himself. Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Senators Edward Kennedy (D) John Kerry (D) Official language(s) English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Show Me State Other U.S. States Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Official language(s) English Area 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² (21st... Acting is the work of an actor, a person in theatre, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... Aphorism Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Letter versus Spirit List of legal abbreviations Legal code Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Find more information on Law by searching one of Wikipedias sibling projects: Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Jump to: navigation, search A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ... Saint Joseph is a city located in Buchanan County, Missouri. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Field soon rose to become city editor of the Gazette.

He became known for articles written in a light, humorous, gossipy style, some of which were reprinted by other newspapers out of state.

From 1876 through 1880 he lived in Saint Louis, where he was editorial writer first for that city's Morning Journal and then for the Times-Journal. He then took a job as managing editor of the Kansas City, Missouri Times, then from 1881 began two years as managing editor of the Tribune of Denver, Colorado. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Kansas City is a city covering parts of Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri. ... Jump to: navigation, search Denver skyline, 1999. ...

In 1883 he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he wrote a humorous newspaper column called Sharps & Flats for the Chicago Daily News. His home in Chicago was near the intersection of N. Clarendon and W. Hutchinson in the neighborhood now known as Buena Park. Jump to: navigation, search 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States, following New York City and Los Angeles, and the largest inland city in the country. ... The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois which published between 1876 and 1978. ... Buena Park is a neighborhood (located in the Lakeview community area) on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, bounded by Montrose Avenue, Irving Park Road, Graceland Cemetery and Lake Michigan. ...

He first started publishing poetry on the side in 1879, when his book Christian Treasures appeared. Over a dozen more volumes followed, and he became well known for his light-hearted poems for children; perhaps the best known is "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod". Jump to: navigation, search Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is traditionally a written art form (although there is also an ancient and modern poetry which relies mainly upon oral or pictorial representations) in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its... Jump to: navigation, search 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Wynken, Blynken, and Nod is a popular poem for children by Denver journalist Eugene Field. ...

Eugene Field died in Chicago at the age of 45. He is buried at Church of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth, Illinois, though his 1901 biography by S. Thompson states that he was originally buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. Jump to: navigation, search Kenilworth is a village located in Cook County, Illinois, approximately 17 miles north of downtown Chicago. ... This is an article on biographies. ...

Several of his poems were set to music with commercial success. His former home in Downtown St. Louis is now a museum. There is a memorial to him (erected in 1922) at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. The memorial consists primarily of a statute of the "Dream Lady" from his poem, "Rock-a-by-Lady." There is also a park and fieldhouse named in his honor in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood. Lincoln Park is a 1,200 acre (4. ... Albany Park is a residential and commercial neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago, and one of the most diverse in the United States. ...

External links

• Works by Eugene Field at Project Gutenberg
• Eugene Field House Museum
• Eugene Field, the Children's Poet
• Eugene Field on amherst.edu
• Eugene Field on EmpireZine.com
• Photo of 1926 interment in Kenilworth.