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{{Short description|American scholar and author}}
{{for|the English musicologist|G. H. Palmer}}
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| name = George Herbert Palmer
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| birth_place = [[Boston
| death_date = {{death date and age|1933|5|7|1842|3|9}}
| death_place = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
| resting_place = Houghton Chapel, [[Wellesley College]], Wellesley, Massachusetts
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==Early life==
Palmer was born in [[Boston]]
In 1864, he graduated at [[Harvard University|Harvard College]]
==Career==
In 1870, Palmer became an instructor of the Greek language.{{Sfn|Gilman|Thurston|1905|p=271}} When someone commented that
[[File:Harvard University -2, Cambridge, Mass.jpg|thumb|500px|Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, about 1910]]
Among his books are the [[English translations of Homer#Palmer|translation of ''The Odyssey'']], (1884)], ''The New Education'' (1887), ''The Glory of the Imperfect'' (1898), ''Self-Cultivation in English'' (1897).{{Sfn|Gilman|Thurston|1905|p=271}} He also wrote ''The Field of Ethics'' (1901), ''The Nature of Goodness'' (1904), ''The Life and Works of George Herbert'' (three volumes, 1905), ''The Teacher'' (1908), ''Intimations of Immortality in the [[Sonnet]]s of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'' (1912), and ''Trades and Professions'' (1914).▼
He said about ethics, "Right conduct consists in following one's conscience and doing one's duty for the sake of right and not for any ulterior purpose". He wished to, "burn the pictures of heaven and quench the fires of hell that men might do right for the sake of the right."{{Sfn|Ithaca Journal|1933|p=4}} It was stated in ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'' that he was instrumental in the development of the character of the Philosophy department at Harvard, through his teaching methods and written works. He was particularly interested in classical literature and philosophy, as well as the poet [[George Herbert]].{{Sfn|Crimson Staff|1933}} Palmer enjoyed teaching and once said that he would gladly pay Harvard for the right.{{Sfn|Ithaca Journal|1933|p=4}} He was called the "Dean of teachers" for the manner in which he inspired students to become teachers.{{Sfn|Buckham|1920|p=279}}
While at Harvard, Professor Palmer lived in [[Dana-Palmer House]], which now bears his name.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} He retired in 1913, but remained active on the campus, such as his popular readings of the classics.{{Sfn|Baltimore Sun|1933}}▼
[[File:CambridgeMA DanaPalmerHouse.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dana-Palmer House]], Harvard University]]
Professor Palmer received honorary degrees from the [[University of Michigan]], [[Union College|Union]], [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]], [[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve]], and Harvard.▼
▲Among his books are the [[English translations of Homer#Palmer|translation of ''The Odyssey'']], (1884)
▲While at Harvard, Professor Palmer lived in [[Dana-Palmer House]], which
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==Personal life==
[[File:Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial by Daniel Chester French, published in International Studio in 1897.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Daniel Chester French]], ''Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial'', Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College]]
He married his first wife, Ellen Margaret Wellman from [[Brookline, Massachusetts]], in 1871 and
On December 23, 1887, he married, as his second wife, [[Alice Freeman Palmer]], who was the president of [[Wellesley College]].{{Sfn|Gilman|Thurston|1905|p=271}}{{Sfn|Massachusetts Moments}} They had a "marriage of comradeship". They both pursued their individual careers, and George contributed efforts to managing the household, particularly when she was at the [[University of
He died on May 7, 1933, at 91 years of age{{Sfn|
==See also==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book|author=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|title=Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|year=1935|publisher=Metcalf and Company|page=533|chapter=George Herbert Palmer (1842-1933)|ref={{SfnRef|American Academy of Arts and Sciences|1935}}}}
* {{cite news|author=Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/215182550/?terms=George%2BHerbert%2BPalmer |title=George Herbert Palmer |date=May 8, 1933 |newspaper=Baltimore Sun |accessdate=February 10, 2017|page= 5|via=newspapers.com|ref={{SfnRef|Baltimore Sun|1933}}}}
* {{cite book|author=Buckham, John Wright|title=The Unitarian Register|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mc0fAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA279|year=1920|publisher=American Unitarian Association|page=279|chapter=George Herbert Palmer, An Ideal Teacher|ref={{SfnRef|Buckham|1920}}}}
* {{cite web|author=Crimson Staff|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1933/5/8/george-herbert-palmer-pit-is-perhaps/ |title=George Herbert Palmer |date=May 8, 1933 |website=The Crimson|publisher=Harvard University |accessdate=February 10, 2017
* {{cite book|chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/newinternational15gilm#page/271/mode/2up|editor1=Gilman, D. C.|editor2=Thurston, H. T.|editor3=Colby, F. M.|year=1905|chapter=Palmer, George Herbert|title=New International Encyclopedia |edition=1st |location=New York|publisher=Dodd, Mead|ref={{SfnRef|Gilman|Thurston|1905}}}}{{PD-notice}}
* {{cite news|author=Ithaca Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/255001549/?terms=George%2BHerbert%2BPalmer |title=George Herbert Palmer |date=May 12, 1933 |newspaper=Ithaca Journal |accessdate=February 10, 2017|page= 4|via=newspapers.com|ref={{SfnRef|Ithaca Journal|1933}}}}
* {{cite book|author1=James, Edward T.|author2=Janet Wilson James|author3=Paul S. Boyer|author4=Radcliffe College|title=Notable American Women,
* {{cite web|url=http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=367 |title=Alice Freeman and George Herbert Palmer Marry December 23, 1887 | author=Massachusetts Moments |website=Massachusetts Moments |publisher=Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities|accessdate=February 10, 2017|ref={{SfnRef|Massachusetts Moments}}}}▼
* {{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=CAM.289 |title=Dana, Richard Henry - Palmer, George Herbert House |website=Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System |accessdate=February 10, 2017|ref={{SfnRef|Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System}}}}
* {{cite book|author=Marquis, Albert Nelson|title=Who's who in New England: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5jk1AAAAIAAJ|year=1915|publisher=A.N. Marquis & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5jk1AAAAIAAJ/page/n818 816]|chapter=Palmer, George Herbert|ref={{SfnRef|Marquis|1915}}}}
▲* {{cite web|url=http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=367 |title=Alice Freeman and George Herbert Palmer Marry December 23, 1887 | author=Massachusetts Moments |website=Massachusetts Moments |date=25 November 2006 |publisher=Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities|accessdate=February 10, 2017|ref={{SfnRef|Massachusetts Moments}}}}
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|author=Kenschaft, Lori J.|title=Reinventing Marriage: The Love and Work of Alice Freeman Palmer and George Herbert Palmer|year=2005|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-03000-0}}
* {{cite book|author1=Palmer, Alice Freeman|author2=George Herbert Palmer|title=An Academic Courtship: Letters of Alice Freeman and George Herbert Palmer,
==External links==
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* {{Internet Archive author |sname=George Herbert Palmer |sopt=t}}
* {{Librivox author |id=14237}}
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Died | May 7, 1933 | (aged 91)
Resting place | Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts |
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George Herbert Palmer (March 9, 1842 – May 7, 1933) was an American scholar and author. He was a graduate, and then professor at Harvard University. He is also known for his published works, like the translation of The Odyssey (1884) and others about education and ethics, such as The New Education (1887) and The Glory of the Imperfect (1898).
Early life[edit]
Palmer was born in Boston on March 9, 1842[1][2] to Julius Auboyneau and Lucy Manning Peabody Palmer. He had a brother, Frederic.[3] He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.[4]
In 1864, he graduated at Harvard College with a bachelor's degree and three years later with a master's degree. Between 1867 and 1869, he studied at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1870.[1][3]
Career[edit]
In 1870, Palmer became an instructor of the Greek language.[1] When someone commented that Palmer taught Greek, he said "You are mistaken. I do not teach Greek. I teach boys. Greek is what I start with."[5] Between 1872 and 1876, Palmer curated the 'Gray Engravings' (a collection of engravings bequeathed to Harvard College by Francis Calley Gray), which he proposed to have photographed and make generally available the prints "to foster the growing taste in the community for the higher forms of Art" (thereby serving as a precursor to Harvard's Open Collection Program), as well as that Harvard's "students will soon prefer these to the inane works which now decorate too many of their rooms".[3] Simultaneously (from 1872) Palmer also taught Philosophy, being elevated to the rank of Assistant Professor in 1873,[3] and Professor in 1883 - a position he held for six years, [3] when he became an Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity at Harvard (a tenure that lasted from 1889 to 1913).[1]
He said about ethics, "Right conduct consists in following one's conscience and doing one's duty for the sake of right and not for any ulterior purpose". He wished to, "burn the pictures of heaven and quench the fires of hell that men might do right for the sake of the right."[5] It was stated in The Harvard Crimson that he was instrumental in the development of the character of the Philosophy department at Harvard, through his teaching methods and written works. He was particularly interested in classical literature and philosophy, as well as the poet George Herbert.[6] Palmer enjoyed teaching and once said that he would gladly pay Harvard for the right.[5] He was called the "Dean of teachers" for the manner in which he inspired students to become teachers.[4]
Among his books are the translation of The Odyssey, (1884), The New Education (1887), The Glory of the Imperfect (1898), Self-Cultivation in English (1897).[1] He also wrote The Field of Ethics (1901), The Nature of Goodness (1904), The Life and Works of George Herbert (three volumes, 1905), The Teacher (1908), Intimations of Immortality in the Sonnets of Shakespeare (1912), and Trades and Professions (1914).
While at Harvard, Professor Palmer lived in Dana-Palmer House, which bears his name. It is also called the Harvard University Guest House.[7] He retired in 1913, but remained active on the campus, such as his popular readings of the classics.[8]
Between 1894 and 1909, Palmer received honorary LL.D degrees from the University of Michigan, Union, Dartmouth, and Harvard. He received and honorary Litt.D degree from Western Reserve in 1897.[3] In 1917, he received an honorary degree from the University of California.[4]
Personal life[edit]
He married his first wife, Ellen Margaret Wellman from Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1871 and she died in 1879.[1][3]
On December 23, 1887, he married, as his second wife, Alice Freeman Palmer, who was the president of Wellesley College.[1][9] They had a "marriage of comradeship". They both pursued their individual careers, and George contributed efforts to managing the household, particularly when she was at the University of Chicago during her post there as dean of women.[9] He had a home in Boxford, Massachusetts, for summer and other vacation trips.[10] Palmer had three sabbaticals, during which they lived in their favorite cities and traveled through the countryside on bicycles.[10] During his third sabbatical, in December 1902, the Palmers were in Paris and Alice required surgery. She died of an abdominal condition now treatable with antibiotics.[10] After her death, he wrote The Life of Alice Freeman Palmer (1908).
He died on May 7, 1933, at 91 years of age[2][8] and his ashes were buried with his wife's at the Houghton Chapel of Wellesley College.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Gilman & Thurston 1905, p. 271.
- ^ a b American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1935.
- ^ a b c d e f g Marquis 1915, p. 816.
- ^ a b c Buckham 1920, p. 279.
- ^ a b c Ithaca Journal 1933, p. 4.
- ^ Crimson Staff 1933.
- ^ Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
- ^ a b c Baltimore Sun 1933.
- ^ a b Massachusetts Moments.
- ^ a b c James & James 1971, p. 8.
Sources[edit]
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1935). "George Herbert Palmer (1842-1933)". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Metcalf and Company. p. 533.
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Baltimore Sun (May 8, 1933). "George Herbert Palmer". Baltimore Sun. p. 5. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Buckham, John Wright (1920). "George Herbert Palmer, An Ideal Teacher". The Unitarian Register. American Unitarian Association. p. 279.
- Crimson Staff (May 8, 1933). "George Herbert Palmer". The Crimson. Harvard University. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Palmer, George Herbert". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Ithaca Journal (May 12, 1933). "George Herbert Palmer". Ithaca Journal. p. 4. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - James, Edward T.; Janet Wilson James; Paul S. Boyer; Radcliffe College (1971). Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Harvard University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-674-62734-5.
- "Dana, Richard Henry - Palmer, George Herbert House". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- Marquis, Albert Nelson (1915). "Palmer, George Herbert". Who's who in New England: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. A.N. Marquis & Company. p. 816.
- Massachusetts Moments (25 November 2006). "Alice Freeman and George Herbert Palmer Marry December 23, 1887". Massachusetts Moments. Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
Further reading[edit]
- Kenschaft, Lori J. (2005). Reinventing Marriage: The Love and Work of Alice Freeman Palmer and George Herbert Palmer. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-03000-0.
- Palmer, Alice Freeman; George Herbert Palmer (1940). An Academic Courtship: Letters of Alice Freeman and George Herbert Palmer, 1886–1887. Harvard University Press.
External links[edit]
- Works by George Herbert Palmer at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about George Herbert Palmer at Internet Archive
- Works by George Herbert Palmer at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)