Surname: Thompson Forename(s): Maurice b. 9 September 1844. d. 15 February 1901. Nationality: American.
Poet, novelist, essayist, archer, naturalist. Born in Fairfield, Indiana. Educated
mostly at home by his mother. Served in the Civil War on the confederate side. Contributed
to many periodicals such as Atlantic Monthly and Scribner's. Literary editor for Independent from 1889. His Collected Poems was published in 1892. Biographical information: ANB. (AC)