Thomas Bulfinch (1796 - 1867)

Born 14 Jul 1796 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Died 25 May 1867 at age 70 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Biography

Thomas Bulfinch was an American writer born in Newton, Massachusetts. Bulfinch belonged to a well-educated Bostonian merchant family of modest means. His father was Charles Bulfinch, the architect of the Massachusetts State House in Boston and parts of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.. Bulfinch supported himself through his position at the Merchants' Bank of Boston.

Although Thomas Bulfinch reorganized Psalms to illustrate the history of the Hebrews, he is best known as the author of Bulfinch's Mythology, an 1881 compilation of his previous works:

The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes (1855) The Age of Chivalry, or Legends of King Arthur (1858) Legends of Charlemagne, or Romance of the Middle Ages (1863)

Thomas Bulfinch - Open Library

The Age of Fable (1855) by Thomas Bulfinch

Burial

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Find A Grave Memorial# 6691348

Sources

• Marie Sally Cleary, Myths for the Millions. Thomas Bulfinch, His America, and His Mythology Book. Kulturtransfer und Geschlechterforschung, 4. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2007. pp. xvi, 414.

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Acknowledgements

Bulfinch-10 was created by Laura Scott through the import of wt bulfinch.ged on Dec 18, 2014.