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Alexander Wheelock Thayer
American writer (1817-1897).
Born October 22nd, 1817 in Natick.
Died July 15th, 1897 at 79 years old in Trieste.
Occupations
biographer, composer, journalist, librarian, music historian, musicologist, writer
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