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Herman Edward Robinson

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Herman Edward Robinson

Birth
Head Tide, Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Death
4 Feb 1909 (aged 43)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 508
Memorial ID
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He was a brother of the famous poet Edwin A. Robinson. He was the inspiration for the poem Richard Cory which also became a song by Simon and Garfunkel. The poem was first published in 1897 but no doubt a certain amount of poetic license was used.
He was a brother of the famous poet Edwin A. Robinson. He was the inspiration for the poem Richard Cory which also became a song by Simon and Garfunkel. The poem was first published in 1897 but no doubt a certain amount of poetic license was used.


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