George Washington Greene

George Washington Greene ( born April 8, 1811 in East Greenwich (Rhode Iceland ); † February 8, 1883 ) was an American historian.

George Washington Greene, grandson of Nathaniel Greene, was 1837-45 Consul of the Union in Rome, in 1847 professor of modern languages ​​at Brown University in Providence, and in 1872 professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He died on 8 February 1883 in East Greenwich.

He published valuable treatises on Italian history and literature under the titles:

• Historical studies ( New York, 1850),
• History and geography of the middle - ages (New York, 1851); a biography of his grandfather:
• Life of Major - General Nathaniel Greene. (New York, 1867-76, 3 vols ); * Historical review of the American Revolution (New York, 1869, 4th edition 1876);
• The German element in the War of American independence " (New York, 1876 ) and others

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• Historian
• Americans
• Born in 1811
• Died in 1883
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