Henry Osborn Taylor
Henry Osborn Taylor was an American historian and legal scholar.Career
Taylor graduated from Harvard University in 1878 and, later, from Columbia Law School. He later received honorary degrees from Harvard and Columbia.
Taylor was a philosopher and the author of several important works on ancient and medieval history. In 1927, he served as the president of the American Historical Association.Personal life
Taylor was married to the philanthropist Julia Isham. Julia, the daughter of prominent merchant William Bradley Isham, was the sister of historian Charles Bradford Isham and artist Samuel Isham. Julia donated property from her late father's estate, which became Isham Park in Inwood, Manhattan, and gave generously to Harvard and Smith Colleges.
After a week's illness, Taylor died of pneumonia at his home, 135 East 66th Street in New York City on April 13, 1941. He was buried at Union Hill Cemetery in East Hampton, Connecticut.Published works
- The Banks Law Publishing Co., 1904 .
- The Columbia University Press, 1901.
- *The Emergence of Christian Culture in the West: the Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages, Harper, 1958.
- , Macmillan Company, 1911.
- , The Macmillan Company, 1913.
- The Macmillan Company, 1915.
- The Macmillan Company, 1919 .
- , Macmillan Company, 1920.
- Marshall Jones Company, 1922.
- Freedom of the Mind in History, New York, 1923 .
- Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1928.
- The Macmillan Company, 1932.
- A Layman's View of History, The Macmillan Company, 1935 .
- A Historian's Creed, Harvard University Press, 1939.
- Collier, 1962.
- The French Mind, Collier, 1962.
Articles
- The Magazine of American History, Vol. II, N°. 12, December 1878.
- The International Quarterly, Vol. VI, 1902/1903.
- The International Quarterly, Vol. XII, October 1905/January 1906.
- The Yale Review, Vol. VII, 1918.
- The Saturday Review, November 3, 1928.
- The Saturday Review, April 19, 1930.
