Edward Sims Van Zile
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Van Zile circa 1917
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| Born | May 2, 1863 Troy, New York |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Manhattan, New York City |
| Cause of death | stroke |
| Education | Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Title | Doctor of Letters (honorary) |
| Parent(s) | Oscar Edward Van Zile Sarah Melinda Perry |
Edward Sims Van Zile (May 2, 1863 – May 29, 1931) was an American writer. He published fiction, non-fiction, biographies, a commentary on war, and a history of the early days of movies.[1][2] In 1904, in an essay about him, Book News Biographies said "for the past ten years Mr. Van Zile has been known to the reading public through many short stories, novelettes and a few novels".[1]
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Biography
He was born on May 2, 1863 in Troy, New York to Oscar Edward Van Zile and Sarah Melinda Perry. He was a descendant of Hollanders who came to America in the 17th century.[1] As a boy he read everything he could on every subject. He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1884.[1] In 1904 the college gave him the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters.[1] In addition to several books and articles, he wrote a libretto for a musical comedy.[1]
In 1887 he married Mary Bulkeley. They had a daughter, Winifred Van Zile (1902–1902). He died on May 29, 1931 of a stroke at his home at 439 East Fifty-first Street in Manhattan, New York City.[2] He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut.
Stories
- The last of the Van Slacks; a story of to-day (1889)[3]
- A magnetic man and other stories (1890)[3]
- Don Miguel, and other stories (1891)
- The Manhattaners; a story of the hour (1900)[3]
- A duke and his double (1903)[1]
- Defending the bank (1903)
References
External links
- Edward Sims Van Zile at Find a Grave
- Edward Sims Van Zile patent for a device for recording baseball games (1889)
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