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Show B i1 UEuiiuri.iniuii: uiMiiutT. iB 'i ,K GoonoK llAMiioiT, the liUtorlau, la H ,f dead. AtasDa. m. on Haturday, tlm H I lOthlnataut, theventraUe oil Amerb H h u acholar departwl thla life. wu I""" " Umiln Wornakr, Jlaa., OctoUrSrd, ( ltO), lleuMKuduated at Harvard t I" '"IT. Jle then unit lotJeriiiany . ( whereto itildled the language of tier- I 7 many, France, luly and Arabia. He f p. adetclultlldla of Hie clanlca of I Ori-w,e aud Itonie, aui look n courae In J I llibrew and Hcrllur Intvrprnatloii I i1 under Kiel. born. IJ In Ibid llancrcft rm-lvcllliti ilrgnt JBJ jj , of Mi, U. from Ihe unhrralty of Ud H . tlngen. In I1 hu rtrtumed to tin H . -J UulUdbtati.-iaudbn.amo a urofwwr I' 'vJ- aL ''AL of Greek In Harvard. InlSSIhepub-llhedavoIiimoofncm. InlSSIhepub-llhedavoIiimoofncm. HepubllabeJ "rolltlca of Ancient llr'ccce" In 1SII. Ill oration of 1S9 wa one which at traded great attention. It waa on universal aulTrage, the foundation of ttjeKlatennd the power of the whole people. The work by which he I beat known toilie world and by wlilt.li lie will be kuown topoatully I li'a "IIMoryor the United 8l.te." The flrl volume oflhl great woik vrai publlihed In Dot ton In 1B3I riiomooiid becom- Itted threo year later. In I'rMMinl I'dlk'a cabinet llliierofl waiSaoretaryof Hie Navy, II wa he wlitmtiUlahed Iho naval actlvmjrat Annip.ll ibirlnj hi aeerctatyahlp. lleactedalMaHecretiryof War for oneniinth. It wai by lilt order the flrl occupation of Trxx by the UnlUil Htatr look place. rrom IDMIollO Mr. Ilincroflwa mlulitcrto l:nglind. In If"? he waa appointed mlnliter to I'm!.; I'l 18I.S bilhe North Herman Confederation; andlnlS71 to Ihellermiti implm. He took an active put In i;urOeaunlltlcs duriug hi retllcuce In Kuropo at Atnerlcau mlntater. Of hi work (Joorg Hlpley aaye: "Mr. lUncroft It eminently a phllo aoililo hlatorlaii. He brlriR the wmlth ol n lut varle-l learning In ejatvim of thought and In the irllllcal aud moral hltory of mnklnd to Hint. Irate tho early txperlrnci- of hi country. Ho catalogue event In a manner which ahoaa the initiation of Idea, and not only drwrlbet pofHilir mavemtnta plcturoipiely, but &lo analjrwl tbeni and reveal their apt til. iialaiiitfl nation. Mr. Ilitvrofi wa prialtent cf the Auvrlcnu llhtorlcal Aocl1tlon. At Ihe opening if the thirl intetlng if thl aaaoclallou lie dt llvcrnl nil addrrt AtrllST, 1480. Thl, If not hi l't HUraiy wnik, It onoof hi In-t. In W2 Mr. lUncroft, lu writing ton friend, aaj at "I waalnlneilto look iin life here at a aravm for labor. Itclng muo tbin fourscore cart oil, I kniwthellnio for my release will aoon romr. I'oii. acini of btliiE licar tho aboro of elernlty, I nwalt without lntiatlenci and wltliiut ilrrad Hit bckoulng of Hie baud wtiloti will tummoli me to it.t " Tluugli Hino word were written nine i an ago, jit the wilttr lived until l.il HatiitJuy morning, tbelClli Inalant, when In Id Vltt year the grraletl American liltbirlan of hi golf (.ration ) ru-d t.ulelly awy. |