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414: 88: 132: 187: 828: 245:, bringing with him a valuable library. He continued to add to this, and in time, it became one of the largest private collections in the country. For the rarity and importance of the books, it was unsurpassed, in some of its departments. His collection of Spanish literature was considered to rival the best private ones in Europe, and his library was also particularly strong in 373:(1852), and served on its board from 1852 to 1866 and as its president in 1865. He spent fifteen months abroad from 1856 to 1857 at his own expense to collect books for the library, and gave the library both money and books. He helped establish the free circulating department. He left his collection of Spanish and Portuguese books and manuscripts to the 256:
During his professorship Ticknor advocated the creation of departments, the grouping of students in divisions according to proficiency, and the establishment of the elective system. He also reorganized his department. He suggested improvements in the system of discipline, influenced by his studies of
198:, but practiced for only one year, satisfying himself that his vocation, or at least his taste, lay in the direction of letters rather than of law. His father helped finance his studies, and Ticknor traveled to Europe in 1815, studying for nearly two years at the 281:. His lectures were attended by people from outside the college, who were attracted by their interest and by Ticknor's reputation as a speaker known for his diction and delivery. In 1828, he was elected as a member of the 257:
German universities. He greatly extended the range of intellectual culture among the students at the university, where literary instruction had been confined to the classics. He gave long, elaborate courses of lectures on
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from 1823 to 1832, and was vice-president in 1833. In addition, he served as a director (1827–1835) and vice-president (1841–1862) of the Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company, and a trustee of the
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Catalogue of the Spanish library and of the Portuguese books bequeathed by George Ticknor to the Boston Public Library. Together with the collection of the Spanish and Portuguese literature in the general
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is considered exhaustive in scholarship, and direct in style. It gives many illustrative passages from representative works, and copious bibliographical references.
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had worked with limited or secondhand resources. Ticknor developed in his college lectures the scheme of his more permanent work, which he published as the
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Ticknor had succeeded his father as a member of the Primary School Board in 1822, and held this position until 1825. He was a trustee of the
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Ticknor moved into half of the home built by Thomas Amory at the corner of Beacon and Park Streets in 1829; it became known as the
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After his return to Europe, Ticknor devoted himself to the chief work of his life, the history and criticism of
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Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on the History and Criticism of Spanish Literature
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In 1817, while still in Europe, Ticknor was selected as Smith professor of
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Ticknor's minor works include, besides occasional reviews and papers:
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languages and literature (a chair founded in 1816), and professor of
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Remarks on Changes Lately Proposed or Adopted in Harvard University
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Ticknor's home library on Park Street in Boston in the 19th century
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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The Remains of Nathan Appleton Haven, with a Memoir of his Life
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Lecture on the Best Methods of Teaching the Living Languages
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Memoir of George Ticknor, Historian of Spanish Literature
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George Haven Ticknor, died during his childhood at age 5
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He was especially active in the establishment of the
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Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences 650:"Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter T" 143:Ticknor was born on August 1, 1791, in 135:Ticknor House (left) on Park Street in 107:, specializing in the subject areas of 896: 697: 644: 642: 533: 401:Susan Perkins Ticknor, died in infancy 249:. Ticknor was elected a Fellow of the 174:. In 1810, Ticknor began the study of 959:Trustees of the Boston Public Library 787: 602: 251:American Academy of Arts and Sciences 639: 424: 13: 804:10.1111/j.1540-4781.1937.tb00548.x 14: 975: 878: 527:Life of William Hickling Prescott 364:Provident Institution for Savings 153:Provident Institution for Savings 826: 443:6th ed. 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