Josiah Gilbert Holland, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Josiah Gilbert Holland

Novelist, poet, editor

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1819

Date of Death: 12-Oct-1881

Profession: writer, poet, author, journalist, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Josiah Gilbert Holland (July 24, 1819 – October 12, 1881) was an American novelist and poet who also wrote under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb.
He helped to found and edit Scribner's Monthly (afterwards the Century Magazine), in which appeared his novels, Arthur Bonnicastle, The Story of Sevenoaks, Nicholas Minturn.
In poetry he wrote "Bitter Sweet" (1858), "Kathrina", the lyrics to the Methodist hymn "There's a Song in the Air", and many others.