Anthony+meow

my charter is a guy (May 4, 1796 – January 29, 1859) was an American historian and [|Hispanist], who is widely recognized by [|historiographers] to have been the first American scientific historian. Despite suffering from serious visual impairment, which at times prevented him from reading or writing for himself, Prescott became one of the most eminent historians of 19th century America. He is also noted for his [|eidetic memory]. A direct descendant of the [|revolutionary] American officer t spent his childhood and adolescence in [|Boston, Massachusetts]. Prescott attended [|Harvard University], and considered a legal career, but his poor health prevented him from working professionally and he therefore dedicated himself to a life of writing. After an extensive period of study, during which he sporadically contributed to academic journals, Prescott specialized in late [|Renaissance] Spain and the early [|Spanish Empire]. His works on the subject, //The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic// (1837), //The History of the Conquest of Mexico// (1843), //A History of the Conquest of Peru// (1847) and the unfinished //History of the Reign of Phillip II//(1856–1858) have become classic works in the field, and have had a great impact on the study of both Spain and [|Mesoamerica]. During his lifetime, he was upheld as one of the greatest living American intellectuals, and knew personally many of the leading political figures of the day, in both the [|United States] and [|Britain]. Prescott has become one of the most widely translated American historians, and was an important figure in the development of history as a rigorous 1850–1859 || [|Salem, Massachusetts]  || [|Boston, Massachusetts] [|[1]] ||
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 * ~ Born || May 4, 1796
 * ~ Died || January 28, 1859 (aged 62)
 * ~ Cause of death || [|Stroke] ||
 * ~ Nationality || American ||
 * ~ // [|Alma mater] // || [|Harvard College] ||
 * ~ Occupation || [|Historian] ||
 * ~ Religion || [|Unitarian] [|[2]] ||
 * ~ Spouse || Susan Amory ||
 * ~ Signature ||  ||