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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 445 Collections and/or Records:

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 865128.2
Mss 865128.2
Date(s): 1865-01-28
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor in Boston to Henry Harrison in New York City, in which he discusses location of works by Pierre d"ailly and other literary matters.

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 856505
Mss 856505
Date(s): 1856-09-05
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor in Berlin to the American minister Peter Dumon Vroom, requesting his passport and states that he is going to Dresden.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 858453
Mss 858453
Date(s): 1858-08-03
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor in Boston to Messrs W.D. Ticknor and Co., noting that he has received the wrong book and wants to exchange it.

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 859614
Mss 859614
Date(s): 1859-11-14
Scope and Contents

Three-page letter from Georger Ticknor in Boston to Rev. Edward Norris Kirk, in which he asks Kirk to look over a list of books and add to it if he wants to. There are 60,000 volumes in the Upper Hall and 5,000 in the Lower Hall. The index will be published in the Spring.

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.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 862621
Mss 862621
Date(s): 1862-11-21
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor in Boston to James Thomas Fields, thanking fields for advancing $.25 to Mr. Scholl and enclosing the money.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 863519.1
Mss 863519.1
Date(s): 1863-09-19
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor in Boston to Samuel Austin Allibone, discussing literary matters and states that he is sending a copy of the new edition of his "History of Spanish Literature."

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 863553
Mss 863553
Date(s): 1863-10-03
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor in Boston to George Livermore in Boston, discussing the use of the Spanish Bibles. Also responds to Livermore's critique of his "History of Spanish Literature." Livermore's two page critique accompanies the letter.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 866373
Mss 866373
Date(s): 1866-06-23
Scope and Contents

Four-page letter from George Ticknor in Boston to General John Tyler concerning governance of the Boston Public Library.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 856316
Mss 856316
Date(s): 1856-05-16
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Ticknor to Ezra Stiles Gannett, telling him that a ring will be sued in the marriage ceremony of his daughter Eliza.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 855663
Webster Mss 855663
Date(s): 1855-12-13
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from George Ticknor to Edwin David Sanborn in Marshfield, telling him that he has returned the colume of newspapers and the manuscript material loaned him and asks Sanborn to make sure they are all there.

George Ticknor Letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 867565.1
Mss 867565.1
Date(s): 1876-10-15
Abstract

Ticknor replies to Charles Richard Fox that he regrets that he'll be unable to travel to England for his wedding due to age and proceeds to discuss democracy and the English Reform Act of 1867.

George Ticknor Letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 868120.3
Mss 868120.3
Date(s): 1868-01-20
Abstract

Ticknor encourages General Charles Richard Fox to travel to the United States and discusses gout, the US Civil War, and his thoughts on the Fenian Brotherhood and the Manchester Martyrs.

George Ticknor letter extract

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 000205
Mss 000205
Date(s): undated
Abstract

In English.

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