GEORGE TICKNOR, whose “History of Spanish Literature” is one of the best works on that subject, was born at Boston, Massachusetts, August 1st, 1791. After graduating at Dartmouth College he spent two years in Europe and on his return became professor of Spanish, French, and Belles-Lettres at Harvard, where he remained from 1819 to 1835. A second visit to Europe was followed after several years by his “History of Spanish Literature” published in 1849. He wrote also a life of Prescott and a number of miscellaneous papers and essays. He died January 26th, 1871, and his “Life and Letters” was published in 1876.