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American historian and legal scholar
Henry Osborn Taylor (December 5, 1856 – April 13, 1941) was an American historian and legal scholar.
Career
Taylor graduated from
Harvard University in 1878 and, later, from
Columbia Law School. He later received honorary degrees from Harvard and Columbia.
Taylor was a philosopher and the author of several important works on ancient and medieval history.
[1] He was elected to the
American Philosophical Society in 1926.
[2] In 1927, he served as the president of the
American Historical Association.
[3]
Personal life
Taylor was married to the philanthropist Julia Isham (1866–1939).
[4] Julia, the daughter of prominent merchant
William Bradley Isham,
[5]
[6] was the sister of historian
Charles Bradford Isham
[7] (who married
Mamie Lincoln, granddaughter of President
Abraham Lincoln)
[8] and artist
Samuel Isham.
[9] Julia donated property from her late father's estate, which became
Isham Park in
Inwood, Manhattan, and gave generously to
Harvard and
Smith Colleges.
[10]
[11]
After a week's illness, Taylor died of
pneumonia at his home, 135
East 66th Street in New York City on April 13, 1941.
[12] He was buried at Union Hill Cemetery in
East Hampton, Connecticut.
Published works
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A Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations Having Capital Stock, The Banks Law Publishing Co., 1904 [1st Pub. Kay & Brother, 1884].
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The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages, The
Columbia University Press, 1901 (
2nd ed., 1903;
3rd ed., 1911;
4th ed. New York, F. Ungar Pub. Co., 1957).
[13]
- The Emergence of Christian Culture in the West: the Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages, Harper, 1958.
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The Mediaeval Mind; a History of the Development of Thought and Emotion in the Middle Ages,
2 Vols,
Macmillan Company, 1911.
[14]
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Ancient Ideals; a Study of Intellectual and Spiritual Growth from Early times to the Establishment of Christianity,
2 Vols, The Macmillan Company, 1913 (Reprint., New York: F. Ungar Pub. Co., 1964).
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Deliverance, the Freeing of the Spirit in the Ancient World, The Macmillan Company, 1915.
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Prophets, Poets and Philosophers of the Ancient World, The Macmillan Company, 1919 [1st Pub. 1915].
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Thought and Expression in the Sixteenth Century,
2 Vols, Macmillan Company, 1920.
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Greek Biology and Medicine, Marshall Jones Company, 1922.
- Freedom of the Mind in History, New York, 1923 [Reprint., Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1970].
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Human Values and Verities, Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1928.
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Fact: The Romance of Mind, The Macmillan Company, 1932.
- A Layman's View of History, The Macmillan Company, 1935 [Reprint, New York: AMS Press, 1978].
- A Historian's Creed, Harvard University Press, 1939 (Reprint,
Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, 1969).
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The Humanism of Italy, Collier, 1962.
- The French Mind, Collier, 1962.
Articles
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"Development of Constitutional Government in the American Colonies," The Magazine of American History, Vol. II, N°. 12, December 1878.
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"Héloïse," The International Quarterly, Vol. VI, 1902/1903.
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"The Worlds of Salimbene," The International Quarterly, Vol. XII, October 1905/January 1906.
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"The Wisdom of the Ages," The Yale Review, Vol. VII, 1918.
- "Modern Civilization," The Saturday Review, November 3, 1928.
- "Annals of Culture," The Saturday Review, April 19, 1930.
References
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"Henry Osborn Taylor Biography".
American Historical Association. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
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"Flapper Would Make Dante Speechless So Says Head of American Historians".
Arizona Daily Star. March 13, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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"Mrs. H.O. Taylor, City's Benefactor; Wife of Historian and Donor of Isham Park in Upper Manhattan Dies at 73; She Aided Many Causes; Gave Prints to Metropolitan Museum—Had Been Generous to Harvard University" (PDF).
The New York Times. March 7, 1939. p. O27. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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"William B. Isham".
New-York Tribune. March 24, 1909. p. 7. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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"Latest Dealings in Realty Field; William B. Isham's Residence on East Sixty-first Street Sold by Executors of Estate" (PDF).
The New York Times. March 3, 1912. p. R1. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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"Charles Isham Dies at 66" (PDF).
The New York Times. June 10, 1919. p. 15. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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"Mrs. Isham Dies; Was Lincoln's Kin; Granddaughter of President a Daughter of Robert Todd Lincoln, Ex-War Secretary; Owned Famous Portrait; Emancipator's Likeness Now to Hang in White House if a Position Suitable Is Found" (PDF).
The New York Times. November 22, 1938. p. 24. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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"Artist Dies on Golf Links.; Samuel Isham Bursts an Artery at Maidstone Club – His Career" (PDF).
The New York Times. June 13, 1914. p. 9. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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"Will of Mrs. Taylor Aids Two Colleges; Harvard and Smith Get Residue After $100,000 Bequests" (PDF).
The New York Times. March 12, 1939. p. 59. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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"Harvard Given $642,000 in Will of Julia Taylor".
The Boston Globe. May 31, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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"Dr. Henry O. Taylor Dies, Author, Historian".
Hartford Courant. April 14, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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^ W. M. Rankin,
"The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages," The Critical Review of Theological & Philosophical Literature, Vol. XI, 1901.
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"Review of The Mediæval Mind: a History of the Development of Thought and Emotion in the Middle Ages by Henry Osborn Taylor". The Athenæum (4363): 649–650. June 10, 1911.
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