TICKNOR, GEORGE
\tˈɪknə], \tˈɪknə], \t_ˈɪ_k_n_ə]\
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(1791-1871), of Massachusetts, was admitted to the bar in 1813. From 1815 to 1819 he was in Europe engaged in philological study and collecting a library which was unsurpassed in Spanish literature. He was professor of modern languages and literature at Harvard from 1819 to 1835. He wrote a "History of Spanish Literature," which is recognized as a masterly work. His letters have been published.
By John Franklin Jameson
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