| Robert Charles Sands | |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1799 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Death Place: | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Father: | Comfort Sands |
| Signature: | Signature of Robert Charles Sands (1799–1832).png |
Robert Charles Sands (May 11, 1799 – December 16, 1832) was an American writer and poet.
Robert Charles Sands was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 11, 1799, the son of Auditor-General Comfort Sands (1748–1834) and his second wife, Cornelia Lott Sands (1761-1856).[1] He was a scholar and a writer of many literary types, but without much originality. His best work is considered to be in his short stories. His most well-known poem is Yamoyden which is an Indian story written in collaboration with a friend. He is considered part of the "Knickerbocker group", which also included Washington Irving, William Cullen Bryant, James Kirke Paulding, Gulian Crommelin Verplanck, Fitz-Greene Halleck, Joseph Rodman Drake, Lydia M. Child, and Nathaniel Parker Willis.[2]
He died in Hoboken, New Jersey on December 16, 1832.[3] [4]