Alter | 70 Jahre (verstorben) |
Beruf | Bankier, Mythograph, Schriftsteller |
Geburtsdatum | Freitag, 15. Juli 1796 |
Geburtsort | Newton, Massachusetts |
Todesdatum | Montag, 27. Mai 1867 |
Todesort | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Beschreibung | Thomas Bulfinch war ein US-amerikanischer Bankier und Schriftsteller. Sein bekanntestes Werk ist Bulfinch’s Mythology, eines der bekanntesten Sagenbücher der amerikanischen Literatur. |
For Mythology is the handmaid of literature and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.
If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation.
Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study to give our work the charm of a story-book, yet by means of it to impart a knowledge of an important branch of education.
