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George Bancroft

American historian, statesman, founder of United States Naval Academy (1800-1891).

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Country of Citizenship

United States

Date of Birth

10/3/1800
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1800

Date of Death

1/17/1891
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1891

Member of Political Party

Democratic Party

Educated At

Harvard University
University of Göttingen
Heidelberg University
Phillips Exeter Academy
Harvard College

Instance Of

Human

Place of Birth

Worcester

Place of Death

Washington, D.C.

Given Name

George

Occupation

Diplomat
Historian of Modern Age
Historian
Academic
Writer
Politician
Translator
Teacher

Award Received

Pour Le Mérite for Sciences and Arts Order
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Member Of

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Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople
 (1872 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Honorary Member
Start Time
: 1872
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei
Russian Academy of Sciences
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
American Antiquarian Society
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
American Historical Association
Subject Has Role
:
President
Academy of Sciences of Turin
 (6/29/1873 - )
Start Time
: 6/29/1873
Göttingen Academy of Sciences
American Philosophical Society
 (1841 - )
Start Time
: 1841

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Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Statement Is Subject Of
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ACAB / Bancroft, George
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Банкрофт Джордж
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24342016
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Bancroft, George
Library of the World's Best Literature
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24748874
The Biographical Dictionary of America
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Bancroft, George
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Bancroft, George
The New Student's Reference Work
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New Student's Reference Work/Bancroft, George

Work Location

Göttingen
Berlin

Position Held

United States Secretary of the Navy
 (3/11/1845 - 9/9/1846)
Replaces
:
John Y. Mason
Replaced By
:
John Y. Mason
Start Time
: 3/11/1845
End Time
: 9/9/1846
Ambassador
Board Member
 (12/11/1874 - March 1878)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Smithsonian Institution
Start Time
: 12/11/1874
End Time
: March 1878
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Commons Gallery

George Bancroft

Father

Aaron Bancroft

Name in Native Language

George Bancroft

Field of Work

Diplomat
History
Writer
Diplomacy
Politics
Translation

Academic Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Family Name

Bancroft

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
German

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Burial

Rural Cemetery

Writing Language

English

Different From

George Bancroft

Mother

Lucretia Bancroft (Chandler)

Archives At

Smithsonian Institution Archives
New York Public Library Main Branch
Collection
:
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Title
: George Bancroft papers
Inventory Number
:MssCol 196
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Sibling

Eliza Bancroft

Spouse

Elizabeth Davis Bancroft
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