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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:

Theodore Edward Hook letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 835451.2
Mss 835451.2
Date(s): 1835-08-01
Abstract

In English.

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st baron Macaulay letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 859328
Mss 859328
Date(s): 1859-05-28
Scope and Contents

Four-page letter from Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron of Macaulay in London to George Ticknor, telling him that his recollections of Prescott are scant and "can be of little use to you." Includes letter dated January 19, 1853 from Macaulay to Dr. Bright.

Thomas Campbell letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 822579
Mss 822579
Date(s): 1822-10-29
Abstract

In English.

Thomas Henry Lister letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 839205
Mss 839205
Date(s): 1839-03-05
Abstract

In English.

Thomas Jefferson letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 816159.3
Mss 816159.3
Date(s): 1816-02-09
Abstract

In English.

Thomas William Parsons letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 854268.1
Mss 854268.1
Date(s): 1854-04-18
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from Thomas William Parsons to George Ticknor in which he comments on poem about Daniel Webster's death. Included portrait of Thomas William Parsons.

Timothy Pitkin letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 835175.1
Mss 835175.1
Date(s): 1835-02-25
Abstract

In English.

Washington Allston letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 831206
Mss 831206
Date(s): 1831-03-06
Abstract

In English.

Washington Allston letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 827325
Mss 827325
Date(s): 1827-05-25
Abstract

In English.

Washington Allston letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 830231.1
Mss 830231.1
Date(s): 1830-03-31
Abstract

In English.

Washington Irving letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 842166
Mss 842166
Date(s): 1842-02-16
Abstract

In English.

Washington Irving letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 842207
Mss 842207
Date(s): 1842-03-07
Abstract

In English.

Washington Irving letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 843111
Mss 843111
Date(s): 1843-01-11
Abstract

In English.

Washington Irving letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 850165.1
Mss 850165.1
Date(s): 1850-02-15
Abstract

In English.

Washington Irving letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 851656
Mss 851656
Date(s): 1851-12-06
Abstract

In English.

Washington Irving letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 835311
Mss 835311
Date(s): 1835-05-11
Abstract

In English.

Washington Irving letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 859330
Mss 859330
Date(s): 1859-05-30
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from Washington Irving in Sunnyside, Tarrytown, NY to George Ticknor with his response to a request for Prescott letters and about his illness.

Washington Irving letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 859402
Mss 859402
Date(s): 1859-07-02
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from Washington Irving in Sunnyside, Tarrytown, NY to George Ticknor about the fate of his correspondence with Prescott.

William Campbell Preston letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 819363.1
Mss 819363.1
Date(s): 1819-06-13 to 1833-01-11
Abstract

In English.

William Edward Hartpole Lecky letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 866212.2
Mss 866212.2
Date(s): 1866-03-12
Scope and Contents

Four-page letter from William Edward Hartpole Lecky in Naples to George Ticknor, thanking him for books, writing of Buckle and his literary works and his own publications.

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