page_title: Ethelbert Nevin
section_title: Personal life, death and commemoration
hierarchical_section_title: Ethelbert Nevin / Personal life, death and commemoration
caption_attribution_description: English: US postage stamp: 10-cent stamp commemorating Ethelbert Nevin (1862-1901) issued June 10, 1940.
context_page_description: Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin was an American pianist and composer.
context_section_description: Nevin was married to Anne Paul Nevin with whom he had two children.
  Despite being a prominent composer, Nevin had recurring debt towards the end of his life. This situation plagued Nevin with ongoing depression, accompanied by heavy drinking. He overworked himself at times, steadily deteriorating his health. On the night of February 15, 1901, while in New Haven, Connecticut, Nevin had attended a recital given by Harold Bauer. After returning home, however, his health worsened. He had shown symptoms of numbness in his hands, altering his ability to play the piano. On the morning of February 17, he was confined to his bed as his health was becoming more unpredictable.  He died later that day on February 17, 1901  in New Haven, Connecticut.
  Nevin was commemorated by being pictured on a 1940 ten cent U.S. postage stamp, one of the "Famous Americans" series.
caption: 1940 Nevin stamp
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