Paul Laurence Dunbar

American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Born June 27th, 1872 in Dayton. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1906 at 33 years old in Dayton (tuberculosis). [ref]

Occupations
novelist, playwright, poet, writer

Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius