George Ticknor - Boston, MA - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

A white marble bust of George Ticknor depicts the author and linguist from the mid-chest up. he is wearing a collared shirt closed at the top by a string wrapped around a pair of buttons. He has a flowing robe around his shoulders and chest. The plinth of the bust rests on a circular, multicolor, 5' high marble base.

A sign on the base is inscribed:

A sign on the wall is inscribed:

George Ticknor was born on August 1, 1791 in Boston,MA. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1807 and began his studies of Greek and Latin at Trinity Church in Boston. He then traveled to Germany to study the structure, historical development, and relationships of languages at the University of Göttingen. In 1817 he was to be the Smith professor of French and Spanish languages and literatures, and professor of belles-lettres at Harvard University. In 1821 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

In 1835, Ticknor returned to Europe and studied the history and criticism of Spanish literature, an discipline which consume the remainder of his life and in which he became the world's foremost expert. He wrote the definitive academic study History of Spanish literature. In his will, he bequeathed his vast library of books on Spain and Portugal to the Boston Public Library.

Among his other writing are:

Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on the History and Criticism of Spanish Literature (1823)
Outline of the Principal Events in the Life of General Lafayette (1825)
Remarks on Changes Lately Proposed or Adopted in Harvard University (1825)
The Remains of Nathan Appleton Haven, with a Memoir of his Life (1827)
Remarks on the Life and Writings of Daniel Webster (1831)
Lecture on the Best Methods of Teaching the Living Languages (1832)
Life of William Hickling Prescott (1864)
Life, letters, and journals of George Ticknor (1909)