Surname: Procter Forename(s): Bryan Waller b. 21 November 1787. d. 4 October 1874. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and barrister. Pseudonyms: “Barry Cornwall,” “C.,” and “C. L.” Moved to London
in 1807 to finish his education in law. Began contributing to journals in 1815. Close
friends with Leigh Hunt, Charles Lamb, and William Hazlitt. Over the years, his circle
of friends expanded to include Thomas Lovell Beddoes, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace
Thackeray, Coventry Patmore, Robert Browning, and John Forster. Father of the poet
Adelaide Anne Procter. Author of several volumes of poetry including Dramatic Scenes and Other Poems (1819), A Sicilian Story, with Diego de Montilla, and Other Poems (1820), Marcian Colonna, an Italian Tale, with Three Dramatic Scenes, and Other Poems (1820), and The Flood of Thessaly, The Girl of Provence, and Other Poems (1823). Biographical information: ODNB. (JS)