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George Bancroft

American historian, statesman, founder of United States Naval Academy (1800-1891)
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George Bancroft
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Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[51]
Date of birth
October 3, 1800, 1800[10]
Date of death
January 17, 1891, 1891[11]
Place of birth
Worcester
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[19]
Occupation
diplomat, historian of Modern Age, academic, writer, politician, translator, historian, teacher[20][21][22]
Field of work
history, diplomacy, politics, translation, diplomat, writer[23][24][25][26][27][28]
Position held
United States Secretary of the Navy, ambassador, board member, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom[29][30][31][32]
Educated at
Harvard University, University of Göttingen, Heidelberg University, Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College[33][34][35][36][37]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[52]
Award received
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[38][39]
Father
Aaron Bancroft[13]
Mother
Lucretia Bancroft (Chandler)[14]
Spouse
Elizabeth Davis Bancroft, Wikidata item[15][16]
Child
John Chandler Bancroft, Wikidata item[17][18]
Sibling
Eliza Bancroft
Work location
Göttingen, Berlin[58]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[55]
Archives at
Smithsonian Institution Archives, New York Public Library Main Branch[53][54]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Biographical Dictionary of America, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work
Different from
George Bancroft
Show all 32 facts +8
Family name
Bancroft[56]
Given name
George[57]
Member of
Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople, 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, Academy of Sciences of Turin, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, American Philosophical Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]
Name in native language
George Bancroft
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library
P14585
35444
Place of burial
Rural Cemetery[12]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 98
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Academic Tree ID
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Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
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Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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American National Biography ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
1025708
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
197494
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CTHS person ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118656996
Database of Classical Scholars ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Edition humboldt digital ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
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FamilySearch person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Golden ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1893002
Harper's tag
george-bancroft
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
5648
Hymnary author ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00208801
LBT person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
000418301
National Library of Chile ID
000059692
National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp98483
National Virtual Library of India ID
451546, 780073
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070249288
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786830299
Notable Names Database ID
810/000055645
Online Books Page author ID
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3873923
Open Library ID
OL6630706A, OL158914A
OpenMLOL author ID
135306
Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
614268
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
1063683
Project Gutenberg author ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
10661
Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
16243
RERO ID (legacy)
A012356328
SBN author ID
NAPV131840
SHARE Catalogue author ID
626790
SNAC ARK ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
238
Topic's main category
Category:George Bancroft
Treccani ID
george-bancroft
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
george-bancroft
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
george-bancroft
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10582409
UK National Archives ID
F59992
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10060432
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/124326
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
george-bancroft
WeRelate person ID
George_Bancroft_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Bancroft-695
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/f44b031e-e3d2-445a-a0ff-651da5d0e3c0

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🔗 Connections
Member of 10
Russian Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Academy of Sciences of Turin +2 more
Occupation 7
teacher, writer, politician, historian, diplomat, translator, academic
Field of work 6
history, politics, writer, diplomacy, translation, diplomat
Educated at 5
Harvard University, Heidelberg University, University of Göttingen, Harvard College, Phillips Exeter Academy
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Award received 2
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Named after 2
USS Bancroft, USS George Bancroft
Position held 2
ambassador, United States Secretary of the Navy
Work location 2
Berlin, Göttingen
← Cast member 2
The Wolf of Wall Street, The Rough Riders
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Archives at 1
New York Public Library Main Branch
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
George Bancroft
FactGrid item ID 1
The Crucible
Founded entities 1
United States Naval Academy
Given name 1
George
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Place of birth 1
Worcester
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

George Bancroft was born on October 3, 1800[1], in Worcester[2]. He died on January 17, 1891[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], historian of Modern Age[6], academic[7], writer[8], and politician[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for George Bancroft include USS George Bancroft[59], a ballistic missile submarine[60] and USS Bancroft[61], a destroyer[62].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include USS George Bancroft[59], a ballistic missile submarine[60] and USS Bancroft[61], a destroyer[62].

FAQs

Where was George Bancroft born?

George Bancroft's place of birth was Worcester[2].

Where did George Bancroft die?

George Bancroft died in Washington, D.C.[4].

Who were George Bancroft's parents?

George Bancroft's father was Aaron Bancroft[13]. George Bancroft's mother was Lucretia Bancroft (Chandler)[14].

Who was George Bancroft married to?

George Bancroft's spouses include Elizabeth Davis Bancroft[15] and Q141350496[16].

What did George Bancroft do for work?

George Bancroft worked as a diplomat[5], historian of Modern Age[6], academic[7], writer[8], and politician[9].

Where did George Bancroft go to school?

George Bancroft was educated at Harvard University[33], University of Göttingen[34], Heidelberg University[35], and Phillips Exeter Academy[36].

What awards did George Bancroft receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[38] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[39].

Related Entities

diplomacy George Bancroft politics United States

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