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Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1791 - 1871

Biography

George Ticknor was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 1, 1791. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1807, but continued his study of Latin and Greek privately. He was admitted to the bar in 1813, but realized soon after that he was attracted more to classics than to the law. In 1815, he sailed for England and remained in Europe for the next four years where he moved among society, literary, and scientific circles and spent twenty months at the University of Göttingen in Germany. In 1816, he was offered a professorship in French and Spanish at Harvard College. After spending time in Spain he accepted the position in 1819, holding it until 1835, after which he returned to Europe. Upon Ticknors return to the US in 1838, he wrote "History of Spanish Literature" which was published in 1849. From 1823 to 1832, he was a trustee of the Boston Athenaeum and in 1852, helped to establish the Boston Public Library on which board he served from 1852-1866. George Ticknor died on January 26, 1871.

Found in 441 Collections and/or Records:

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 855940
Mss 855940
Date(s): 1855
Scope and Contents

Letter from Louis Agassiz in Cambridge to George Ticknor, telling him that he has looked over part of the bibliography.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 862940
Mss 862940
Date(s): 1862
Scope and Contents

Letter from Louis Agassiz to George Ticknor, telling him that he is forwading correspondence. Is determined not to stop the work at the Museum because of lack of money.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 862940.1
Mss 862940.1
Date(s): 1862
Scope and Contents

Letters from Louis Agassiz to George Ticknor, sending news about Felton.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 863120.1
Mss 863120.1
Date(s): 1863-01-20
Scope and Contents

Letter from Louis Agassiz in Cambridge, Massachusetts to George Ticknor, telling him that he received a sum of money which should square up the museum accounts. The fifth volume of his "Contribution" should be within the year.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 858104
Mss 858104
Date(s): 1858-01-04
Scope and Contents

Four-page letter from Louis Agassiz in Cambridge, Massachusetts to "My dear Sir" [i.e. George Ticknor] in which he discusses obtaining Dr. Müller's library for the Scientific School.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 859360
Mss 859360
Date(s): 1859-06-10
Scope and Contents

Letter from Louis Agassiz to George Ticknor, telling him about the celebrationn of the laying of the cornerstone of the Museum will be next Tuesday.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 859940
Mss 859940
Date(s): 1859
Scope and Contents

Letter from Louis Agassiz in Cambridge, Massachusetts to George Ticknor in Boston, telling him that Mr. Curtis is amost deserving young man.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 860104
Mss 860104
Date(s): 1860-01-04
Scope and Contents

Letter from Louis Agassiz to George Ticknor, in which he lists men making specimen cases to be be selected.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 861602
Mss 861602
Date(s): 1861-11-02
Scope and Contents

Letter from Louis Agassiz to George Ticknor, telling him that the museum trustees have forced him to make reduction. He has discharged Mr. Hansen and hopes Ticknor can find a place for him at the Pulbic Library.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 865178.1
Mss 865178.1
Date(s): 1865-02-28
Scope and Contents

Letter from Louis Agassiz in Cambridge, Massachusetts to George Ticknor, telling him that he hopes Ticknor will attend his lecture and hear some plans on the progress of knowledge of glaciers.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 866563.2
Mss 866563.2
Date(s): 1866-10-13
Scope and Contents

Letter from Louis Agassiz in Campbridge, Massachusetts to George Ticknor, telling him that he will cancel other engagements to dine with Ticknor. The intellectual culture of Ticknor's house is refreshing after contact with students.

Louis Agassiz letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 866626.5
Mss 866626.5
Date(s): 1866-11-26
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from Louis Agassiz in Cambridge, Massachusetts to George Ticknor, telling him that the Lowell lectures are hard work and that an important book is lacking from the Boston Library. He has finished an article on the glaciers in Maine.

Louis Agassiz letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 859677
Mss 859677
Date(s): 1859-12-27 to 1869-02-02
Scope and Contents

Letters from Louis Agassiz in Cambridge, Massachusetts to George Ticknor with responses to invitations from Ticknor.

Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 818224.2
Mss 818224.2
Date(s): 1818-03-24
Abstract

In English.

Louise de Broglie de Cleron Comtesse d' Haussonville letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 858316
Mss 858316
Date(s): 1858-05-16 to 1868-07-15
Scope and Contents

Letters from Louise de Broglie de Cleron Comtesse d' Haussonville in which she briefly mentions Robert Emmet. She is pleased that he likes her work

Lucy M. Buckminster letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 813353
Mss 813353
Date(s): 1813-06-03
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lucy M. Buckminster in Waltham, Massachussetts to George Ticknor in Boston, telling him that she and Eliza Buckminster request Mr. Ticknor to accept this volume "Life of Jesus" as a memorial to their brother, Rev. J.S. Buckminster. Tipped into P. DeLigny's "Histoire de la vie de Jesus-Christ"

Ludwig Moritz Peter von Rönne letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 840151
Mss 840151
Date(s): 1840-02-01 to 1842-02-27
Abstract

In English.

Lydia Maria Francis Child letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 825231.1
Mss 825231.1
Date(s): 1825-03-31
Abstract

In English.

Lydia Maria Francis Child letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 825474
Mss 825474
Date(s): 1825-08-24
Abstract

In English.

Lydia Maria Francis Child letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 825552
Mss 825552
Date(s): 1825-10-02
Abstract

In English.

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