Henry Adams

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Henry Adams was an American historian, novelist, and member of the prominent Adams political family, best known for works like "The Education of Henry Adams" and his influential historical writings on the United States.

Aliases (4)
  • Democracy: An American Novel ×2
  • Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres ×2
  • The Education of Henry Adams ×2
  • Henry Brooks Adams ×1

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American writer
autobiographer
autobiography
essayist
historian
human
non-fiction book
novel
novelist
almaMater Harvard University
author Henry Adams
Henry Adams
Henry Adams
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1838-02-16
dateOfDeath 1918-03-27
educatedAt Harvard College
employer Harvard University
familyName Adams
father Charles Francis Adams Sr.
fieldOfWork American history
history
literature
fullName Henry Brooks Adams
genre autobiographical writing
historical writing
political novel
givenName Henry
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Adams political family
mother Abigail Brooks Adams
notableWork Democracy: An American Novel
History of the United States of America During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
The Education of Henry Adams
occupation historian
journalist
novelist
professor
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld assistant professor of medieval history at Harvard University
private secretary to Charles Francis Adams
relative John Adams
John Quincy Adams
residence Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Washington, D.C., United States
spouse Marian Hooper Adams


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