Quick Facts About Francis Parkman
- Born
- September 16, 1823
- Died
- November 8, 1893
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Horticulturist
- Notable works
- A survey of God's providence in the establishment of the churches in New England
- Known for
- France and England in North America, The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
About Francis Parkman
Francis Parkman Jr. was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as historical sources and as literature. He was also a leading horticulturist, briefly a professor of horticulture at Harvard University and author of several books on the topic. Parkman wrote essays opposed to legal voting for women that continued to circulate long after his death. Parkman was a trustee of the Boston Athenæum from 1858 until his death in 1893.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
