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Henry Latimer Seaver (1878–1975) was an American academic.


Life

Seaver was born in
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
on January 16, 1878. His parents were Latimer Small and Minnie Church Seaver. He was educated at
Boston Latin School The Boston Latin School is a public exam school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established on April 23, 1635, making it both the oldest public school in the British America and the oldest existing school in the United States. Its curriculum f ...
and
Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...
, where he graduated in 1900. From 1901 until retirement in 1945, he taught English and History, and later Architecture, at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
.Stephen T. Riley, "Henry Latimer Seaver", ''Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society'', Third Series, Vol. 87 (1975), pp. 159-164. On September 14, 1908, he married Susan Russell Seaver, who died in 1964. From 1932 until 1972 he was an active member of the
Massachusetts Historical Society The Massachusetts Historical Society is a major historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history. The Massachusetts Historical Society was established in 1791 and is located at 1154 Boylston Street in Bost ...
, the library of which became the focus of his activities in retirement. He died at home in
Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was firs ...
, on November 26, 1975.


Publications

* ''The Great Revolt in Castile'' (1928)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seaver, Henry Latimer 1878 births 1975 deaths Academics from Boston MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences faculty Harvard College alumni Boston Latin School alumni MIT School of Architecture and Planning faculty