William Hauser
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Aliases:William Houser
Life
Born: 23 December 1812, Bethania, North Carolina
Died: 15 September 1880, near Wadley, Georgia
Biography
William Hauser was a "physician, pharmacist, Methodist minister, singing teacher," and arranger and compiler of vocal music books. He married Eliza M. Benshaw in 1837. In 1846 they settled on a farm near Wadley, Georgia; in 1859 he became professor of physiology at Oglethorpe Medical College. His last name was spelled Houser in early publications, but he returned to its original spelling in later life (Steel and Hulan 2010).
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Publications
- Houser, William. 1848. The Hesperian Harp, a Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Odes, and Anthems. Phladelphia: S. C. Collins. Second Edition, 1874.
- Hauser, William; and Benjamin Turner. 1878. The Olive Leaf. Wadley, Georgia: Authors. 390 pp.