Lemuel Hopkins

Lemuel Hopkins
Born(1750-06-19)June 19, 1750
Waterbury, Connecticut, British America
DiedApril 14, 1801(1801-04-14) (aged 50)
Hartford, Connecticut, US
Resting place
Ancient Burying Ground
OccupationsPoet, physician
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
GenreSatire
Literary movement
Hartford Wits

Lemuel Hopkins (June 19, 1750 – April 14, 1801) was an American poet and physician.

Biography

Hopkins was a member of the Hartford Wits, a group of literary satirists active in the late eighteenth century. A politically conservative Federalist, he coauthored The Anarchiad (1786–1787), a lengthy satiric poem critical of popular democracy and of the Articles of Confederation. His fellow authors on the poem were three other leading Wits: David Humphreys, Joel Barlow, and John Trumbull. Hopkins practiced medicine in Litchfield and Hartford and received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Yale University in 1784.[1][2]

Death

Hopkins died of pneumonia[2] and was interred at Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Van Dover, J. K. (1999). "Hopkins, Lemuel (1750-1801), physician and poet". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600788. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved 2022-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Lemuel Hopkins (1750–1801), M.A. (Hon.) 1784". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Burial List". Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. Retrieved 2022-01-10.


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