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:
Samuel Rogers letter
In English.
Severn Teackle Wallis letters
In English.
Silvio Pellico letter
In English.
Sir Charles Richard Vaughn letters
In English.
Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet letters
Two letters from Sir Edmund Walker Head in Quebecl to George Ticknor, July 6 and September 11, in which he makes arrangement for meeting him. He hopes that Ticknor will introduce Mr. Killaly to Mr. Snell.
Sir Edmund Walker Head letter
In English.
Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer letter
In English.
Sir Henry Taylor letters
In English.
Sir James MacKintosh letters
In English.
Sir John Bowring letter
In English.
Sir John Bowring letter
In English.
Sir John Frederick William Herschel letter
In English.
Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd letter
In English.
Sir William Fenwick Williams letter
Four-page letter from Sir William Fenwick Williams in Montreal to George Ticknor in Boston, asking Ticknor to introduce Colonel and Mrs. Hamilton to Longfellow.
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell letters
In English.
Susan Prescott letters
Two letters from Susan Prescott in Boston to George Ticknor in Boston in which she returns letters and thanks him for his kindness and friendship. Includes letter dated January 25, 1859 from W. Amory Prescott to Amory [Prescott?].
Sydney Smith letter
In English.
Sylvanus Thayer letter
Letter from Sylvanus Thayer in South Braintree, Massachusetts to George Ticknor, telling him that he was unable to visit due to sickness.
Sylvanus Thayer letters
In English.
T. Phillips letter
In English.