William Hickling Prescott

  • American

American historian, notable for his scientific approach to history. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1815/00/00 American diplomat John Quincy Adams and William H Prescott tour Hampton Court Palace. Visitor Hampton Court Molesey William H Prescott's 1815 Tour of England
1820/05/04 Susannah Amory, daughter of Thomas Coffin Amory and Hannah Linzee Amory, marries William Hickling Prescott in Boston, Massachusetts. Groom
1832/00/00 William H Prescott becomes a trustee of Boston Athenaeum, a position he will hold for 15 years. Vocation Boston Athenaeum Boston
1845/00/00 William Prescott buys a home, 55 Beacon Street. Home Headquarters House Boston
1847/00/00 "History of the Conquest of Peru", written by Prescott at his Beacon St home, is published. Author Headquarters House Boston
1850/06/00 Traveling from Liverpool, William H Prescott arrives in London where he stays in Mivart's Hotel. Visitor Claridges Hotel London William H Prescott in England, 1850
1859/01/28 William Prescott dies from a stroke at his Beacon Street home. Died Headquarters House Boston
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