Surname: Wilcox Forename(s): Ella Wheeler b. 1850. d. 5 November 1909. Nationality: American. VIAF.
Poet and novelist. Born in Johnstown Centre, Wisconsin. Educated at the University
of Wisconsin, which she left without taking a degree. Marrried Robert Marius Wilcox
in 1884, and hosted literary gatherings at their home in Short Beach, Connecticut,
and also became interested in theosophy and spiritualism. Prolifically published in
periodicals. Author many poetry volumes, including Poems of Passion (1882), Poems of Sentiment (1892). Biographical information: ANB. (AC)