William Hickling Prescott

Also known as William H. Prescott, William Prescott

American historian and Hispanist (1796–1859)

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William Hickling Prescott was an American historian, writer, jurist, and hispanist. Born in Salem in 1796, he was educated at Harvard University and Harvard College. He wrote in English and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and the American Antiquarian Society. He received the award of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Prescott died in Boston on January 28, 1859, from a stroke. He is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery. His notable works include *Biographical and critical miscellanies*, *Histoire du règne de Ferdinand et d'Isabelle la catholique*, *The reign of Charles V*, *The history of the reign of the emperor Charles the Fifth*, and *History of the reign of Charles the Fifth*. His works are held in collections such as the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

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Born: 1796
Died: 1859
Works: 221

Top works

History of the reign of Philip the Second, king of Spain
Biographical and critical miscellanies
Histoire du règne de Ferdinand et d'Isabelle la catholique
The reign of Charles V
The history of the reign of the emperor Charles the Fifth

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Instance of: human
Given name: William
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Salem
Place of death: Boston
Occupation: jurist
Educated at: Harvard College
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Field of work: history
Image: William Hickling Prescott by Southworth & Hawes, c1850-9-crop.jpg

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Commons category: William Hickling Prescott
date of birth: 1796-05-04
date of death: 1859-01-29
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
Commons gallery: William H. Prescott
cause of death: stroke
member of: American Antiquarian Society
manner of death: natural causes
writing language: English language
different from: William Prescott
place of burial: Mount Auburn Cemetery
has works in the collection: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

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Works in European collections

35 objects attributed to William Hickling Prescott, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

History of the conquest of Mexico with a preliminary view of the ancient mexican civilization and the life of the conqueror Hernando Cortés

Historia de la conquista del Perú : con observaciones preliminares sobre la civilización de los Incas : adornada con 50 grabados

History of the conquest of Mejico: with a preliminary review of the ancient Mexican civilization and the life of the conqueror Hernan Cortes

History of the Reign of the Catholic Monarchs D. Fernando y Dª Isabel [Texto Historia]

Historia de la conquista de Méjico [Texto impreso] :]con una reseña preliminar de la civilización antigua mejicana y la vida del conquistador Hernán Cortés