George Bancroft
George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national and international levels. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe. Among his best-known writings is the magisterial series, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
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Male
Birth Place
United States of America, Massachusetts
Date of Death
January 17th, 1891
Died Aged
-78
Star Sign
Libra
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