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:
Christian Karl Josias Freiherr von Bunsen letter
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Christian Karl Josias, Freiherr von Bunsen letter
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Christian Karl Josias, Freiherr von Bunsen letter
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Christian Karl Josias, Freiherr von Bunsen letter
Four-page letter from Christian Karl Josias, Freiherr von Bunsen at Carlton Terrace to George Ticknor in Boston, telling him that the years 1848-1851 have been dreadful ones for Germany and that the turmoil in German poltics and government. Mentions meeting Prescott and German literature.
Christopher Daniel Ebeling letter
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Christopher Gore letter
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Claire de Durfort, Duchesse de Duras letters
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Clemens Lothar Wenzel, Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg letter
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Constantine Henry (Phipps) Mulgrave letter
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Conte Carlo Vidua letters
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Conte Cesare Balbo letters
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Conte Frederico Confalonieri
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Conte Giovanni Arrivabene letter
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Conte Leopoldo Cigognara letter
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Cornelius Conway Felton letter
Four-page letter from Cornelius Conway Felton in Cambridge to George Ticknor, telling him that he has accepted the appointment as president of Harvard University and mentions how it will affect his duties as a Greek professor.
Count Leo von Thun letters
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Daniel Webster letter
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Daniel Webster letter
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Daniel Webster letter
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