(1772-1834) John Curtis Chamberlain was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and died in Utica, New York. He wrote a series of essays as The Hermit which appeared for a year or more in “The Farmer’s Museum” beginning in the summer of 1796.
(1927-2014) Poet. Galway Kinnell was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in Sheffield, Vermont. He received a master’s degree from the University of Rochester.
(1915-2014) Author. S. Donald Stookey was born in Hay Springs, Nebraska, and died in Rochester, New York.
(1867-1940) Author. Lillian D. Wald was born in Cincinatti, Ohio, and died in Westport, Connecticut. She lived in Rochester and New York City and authored two books.
(1921-2014) Author. John R. Huizenga was born in Fulton, Illinois, and died in San Diego, California. Dr. Huizenga began teaching at the University of Rochester in New York in 1967 and remained there until his retirement.
(1950-2013) Writer, journalist. Richard Ben Cramer was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Baltimore, Maryland. During his career he wrote for The Baltimore Sun, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, and Esquire.
(1921-2012) Author. Frank Moore Cross was born in Ross, California, and died in Rochester, New York. He was a biblical scholar who published his findings in “The Ancient Library Of Qumran and Modern Biblical Studies.
(1962-2012) Journalist. David Oliver Relin was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Multnomah County, Oregon.
(1943-2012) Author. Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz was born in Havana, Cuba, and died in New York.
(1885-1971) Writer. Fletcher Steele was born and died in Rochester, New York. He authored around one hundred articles and two books.