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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 446 Collections and/or Records:

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836429
Mss 836429
Date(s): 1836-07-29
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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836574.1
Mss 836574.1
Date(s): 1836-10-24
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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 837252
Mss 837252
Date(s): 1837-04-02
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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 000172
Mss 000172
Date(s): undated
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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 838303
Mss 838303
Date(s): 1838-05-03
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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 838605
Mss 838605
Date(s): 1838-11-05
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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 839218
Mss 839218
Date(s): 1839-03-18
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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 839303
Mss 839303
Date(s): 1839-05-03
Abstract

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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 839511
Mss 839511
Date(s): 1839-09-11
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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 839566.1
Mss 839566.1
Date(s): 1839-10-16
Abstract

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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 844518
Mss 844518
Date(s): 1844-09-18
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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 845314
Mss 845314
Date(s): 1845-05-14
Abstract

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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 846
Mss 846
Date(s): 1846-08-16
Abstract

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George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 865203.2
Mss 865203.2
Date(s): 1865-03-03
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from George Ticknor in Boston to Henry Harrisse in New York, describing his copy of the "Tratados del Doctor Alonzo Ortiz, 1493."

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 859457
Mss 859457
Date(s): 1859-08-07
Scope and Contents

Three-page letter from George Ticknor at Niagara Falls to Benjamin Robbins Curtis, asking Curtis to join the writer and talks about the natural beauty of Niagara.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 860125
Mss 860125
Date(s): 1860-01-25
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor to Charles Stuart Phelps, concerning Agassiz and the museum, presumably the Harvard Museum.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 860559
Mss 860559
Date(s): 1860-10-09
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor in Boston to Hamlet Lee in New Albany in Indiana with an autograph of Hamlet Lee.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 861214
Mss 861214
Date(s): 1861-03-14
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor in Boston to Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch, thanking Bowditch for the copy of "Suffolk Proper Names" recently sent him.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 861351
Mss 861351
Date(s): 1861-06-01
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from George Ticknor to an unidentified recipient, asking addressee to procure him a copy of Daniel Lord's pamphlet. Writer thinks of visiting Gardner. Wouldn't addressee like to go?

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 862310
Mss 862310
Date(s): 1862-05-10
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor in Boston to D. Appleton and Company in New York, regarding the continuation of a subscription for Spencer's First Principles.

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