Word: historian
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Prof. George W. Greene, the historian, died at his home in East Greenwich, R. I., yesterday morning, aged 72 years...
...this branch of the great art of politics. I have seen the list of sophomore class officers in a neighboring college, and, for ingenuity and fertility of resource, it certainly surpasses anything attained with us. Here it is: President, vice-president, recording secretary, corresponding secretary, treasurer, marshal, orator, poet, historian, statistician, reporter, joker, prophet, besides the usual committees, etc. - and all this in the sophomore class! By senior year and class day to what proportions will this list have swelled...
George Bancroft the historian, a native of Worcester, has given that city a scholarship to be called the Aaron and Lucretia Chandler Bancroft scholarship for the education of its young men. The income is to be devoted to the education in succession at the colleges of their choice of indigent young natives of Worcester who may prove their ability in the Worcester schools. The city council has accepted the gift. The scholarship is named after Mr. Bancroft's parents...
George Bancroft, the historian, has signified his intention to give to Worcester a sum of money to defray the education of a young native of that city...
...Edourd Pailleron, poet and dramatist, and M. Charles de Mazade, publicist and historian, have been elected members of the French Academy...