George Bancroft
Sign in to saveAmerican historian, statesman, founder of United States Naval Academy (1800-1891)
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George Bancroft was an author born in 1800 and died in 1891. His notable works include *History of the United States*, *Letter [in reply to a pamphlet]*, *History of the colonization of the United States*, *The plan of Abraham Lincoln in history*, and *History of the formation of the Constitution of the United States of America*. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
His writings are referenced by 793 other encyclopedia articles. He has five works listed in Crossref and 240 works in the Open Library. Quotes attributed to him include, "The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another," and "Avarice is the vice of declining years."
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1800
- Died
- 1891
- Works
- 240
Top works
- History of the United states
- Letter [in reply to a pamphlet
- I. On the nomination of agents formerly appointed to act in England for the colonies of North America ; I. A brief statement of the dispute between Sir C. Metcalf and the House of Assembly of the Province of Canada
- History of the colonization of the United States
- The plan of Abraham Lincoln in history
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9
- Total plays
- 38
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A short history of<i>SHELX</i>
· 2007 · cited 79,968x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,676x
- Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
· 2015 · cited 40,968x
- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 27,720x
- A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
· 1961 · cited 23,217x
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Quotes
- “The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another.”
- “Avarice is the vice of declining years.”
- “Institutions may crumble and governments fall, but it is only that they may renew a better youth, and mount upwards like the eagle.”
- “Ennui is the desire of activity without the fit means of gratifying the desire.”
- “Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement; and if a story is told of more than common interest, ennui is sure to have its joy in adding embellishments. If hours did not hang heavy, what would become of scandal?”
- “By common consent grey hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy.”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Worcester
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- teacher
- Educated at
- Harvard College
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- German
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- translation
- Image
- George Bancroft by Plumbe, 1846.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
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- Commons category
- George Bancroft
- date of birth
- 1800-01-01
- date of death
- 1891-01-01
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Commons gallery
- George Bancroft
- name in native language
- George Bancroft
- writing language
- English language
- different from
- George Bancroft
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
- P8168
- The Crucible
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