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January 29, 1859 (62 years old)
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Taurus
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William H. Prescott
William Hickling Prescott was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian. Despite suffering from serious visual impairment, which at times prevented him from reading or writing for himself, Prescott became one of the most eminent historians of 19th century America. He is also noted for his eidetic memory. After an extensive period of study, during which he sporadically contributed to academic journals, Prescott specialized in late Renaissance Spain and the early Spanish Empire. His works on the subject, The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic, The History of the Conquest of Mexico, A History of the Conquest of Peru and the unfinished History of the Reign of Phillip II have become classic works in the field, and have had a great impact on the study of both Spain and Mesoamerica.
BornMay 04, 1796, Salem, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 28, 1859, Boston, Massachusetts
EducationHarvard College
OccupationHistorian
Spouse(s)Susan Amory

About William H. Prescott

Historian William H. Prescott was born on May 4, 1796 in Groton, Massachusetts, United States (He dies at the age of 62, on January 29, 1859).

The History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) and The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic are two of the most prominent works of this nineteenth-century American historian and author (1837). His research focuses on the military and political history of Hispanics.

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William H. Prescott before becoming famous

William H. Prescott was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1796 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He enrolled to Harvard as a freshman when he was fifteen years old. In the mid-1820s, he began research for his first major work, The History of Ferdinand and Isabella.

Achievement of William H. Prescott

He is regarded as the first scientific historian in the United States.

William H. Prescott's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Susan Amory Prescott, his wife, and he had four children. Their first daughter, Catherine, died when she was five years old, and their son, William Gardiner Prescott, went to Harvard and became a lawyer in Boston.

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Novelist Francis Van Wyck Mason, like Prescott, was a historian from Massachusetts.

Francis Van Wyck Mason (1901 - 1978) (Novelist)
Francis Van Wyck Mason (1901 - 1978)

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