george bancroft

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Definition of george bancroft in English English dictionary

born Oct. 3, 1800, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 17, 1891, Washington, D.C. U.S. historian. Bancroft was educated at Harvard and several German universities. He was minister to England (1846-49), Prussia (1867-71), and the German empire (1871-74). He was the first scholar to plan a comprehensive study of the U.S. from the colonial days through the end of the Revolutionary War. His 10-volume History of the United States (1834-40, 1852-74) reflected his belief that the U.S. represented humanity's closest approximation yet to the perfect state and earned him his reputation as the "father of U.S. history

{i} (1800-1891) U.S. historian and stateman, published the ten-volume History of the United States (1834-1874), was the secretary of the navy from 1845 to 1846

Hyphenation

George Ban·croft

Turkish pronunciation

côrc bängkrôft

Pronunciation

/ˈʤôrʤ ˈbaɴɢkrôft/ /ˈʤɔːrʤ ˈbæŋkrɔːft/