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Marsh, George Perkins
Born: 1801 AD
Died: 1882 AD, at 81 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Diplomat, Political Leader, Writers
Died: 1882 AD, at 81 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Diplomat, Political Leader, Writers
1801 - George Perkins Marsh, born on the 15th of March in Woodstuck, Vermont. He is an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist.
1816 - Graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover.
1820 - Graduated from Dartmouth College with highest honors.
1825 - He was admitted to the bar, and practised law in Burlington, Vermont; he also devoted himself to philological studies.
1828 - Married Harriet Buell.
1835 - Appointed to the Executive Council of Vermont.
1843 - 1849 - Was a Whig representative in Congress.
1849 - President Taylor appointed him United States minister resident in Turkey.
1852 - 1853 - He discharged a mission to Greece in connection with the imprisonment of an American missionary, Dr. Jonas King.
1854 - He returned to Vermont.
1857 - Was a member of the state railway commission.
1861 - President Lincoln appointed him the first United States minister to the kingdom of Italy; he died in that office at Vallombrosa.
1876 - He also published a work on Mediaeval and Modern Saints and Miracles.
1882 - Died on the 23rd of July and was buried at the Protestant cemetery in Rome.
1816 - Graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover.
1820 - Graduated from Dartmouth College with highest honors.
1825 - He was admitted to the bar, and practised law in Burlington, Vermont; he also devoted himself to philological studies.
1828 - Married Harriet Buell.
1835 - Appointed to the Executive Council of Vermont.
1843 - 1849 - Was a Whig representative in Congress.
1849 - President Taylor appointed him United States minister resident in Turkey.
1852 - 1853 - He discharged a mission to Greece in connection with the imprisonment of an American missionary, Dr. Jonas King.
1854 - He returned to Vermont.
1857 - Was a member of the state railway commission.
1861 - President Lincoln appointed him the first United States minister to the kingdom of Italy; he died in that office at Vallombrosa.
1876 - He also published a work on Mediaeval and Modern Saints and Miracles.
1882 - Died on the 23rd of July and was buried at the Protestant cemetery in Rome.
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Man And Nature: Or Physical Geography As Modified By Human Action (1864) by George Perkins Marsh (Paperback - Jan 10, 2008) In Man and Nature, first published in 1864, polymath scholar and diplomat George Perkins Marsh challenged the general belief that human impact on nature was generally benign or negligible and charged...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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