American literature -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries; Authors, American -- Biography -- Dictionaries
=Griscom, John Hawkins.= _N. Y._, 1809-1874. Son of J. Griscom,
_supra_. An eminent physician of New York city. Animal Mechanism and
Physiology; Prison Hygiene; Use and Abuses of Air; Use of Tobacco and
Evils Resulting Therefrom; Physical Indications of Longevity. _Har._
=Griswold, Alexander Viets.= _Ct._, 1766-1843. Third Protestant
Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts. Discourses on the Most Important
Doctrines; The Reformation and the Apostolic Office; Remarks on Prayer
Meetings. _See Memoirs, by J. S. Stone, infra._
=Griswold, Mrs. Frances Irene [Burge] [Smith].= _R. I._, 1826-1900. A
Brooklyn writer of Sunday-school tales, among which are The Bishop and
Nannette Series; Miriam’s Reward.
=Griswold, Mrs. Harriet [Tyng].= _Ms._, 1842- ----. In early life
a schoolteacher in Columbus, Wisconsin, who has published Apple
Blossoms, a volume of poems; Home Life of Great Authors; Waiting on
Destiny; Lucille and her Friends. Her poem, Under the Daisies, has had
a wide popularity as a song. _Mg._
=Griswold, Rufus Wilmot.= _Vt._, 1815-1857. An industrious compiler and
literary editor who possessed but a slight amount of critical insight
and discrimination. His best known publications are, Female Poets of
America; Prose Writers of America; Poets and Poetry of America; Sacred
Poets of England and America. His other works include Washington and
the Generals of the Revolution; The Republican Court; Scenes in the
Life of the Saviour; Napoleon and the Marshals of the Empire (with H.
B. Wallace, _infra_). _See Lowell’s Fable for Critics._ _Ap. Co._
=Griswold, William Macrillis.= _Me._, 1853-1899. Son of R. W. Griswold,
_supra_. A literary worker of Cambridge who has published A Manual of
Misused Words, and many valuable indexes to periodicals.
=Gronlund, Laurence.= _Dk._, 1847-1899. A lecturer upon socialistic
topics in many cities of the United States. The Coöperative
Commonwealth in its Outlines; Ça Ira, or Danton in the French
Revolution; Our Destiny. _Le._
=Gross, Joseph B----.= 18-- -1891. Brother of S. D. Gross, _infra_. A
Lutheran clergyman, among whose writings are The Heathen Religion in
its Symbolical Development; Teachings of Providence; Truth in Religion;
Belief in Immortality on Purely Logical Principles; Old Faith and New
Thoughts.
=Gross, Samuel David.= _Pa._, 1805-1884. A distinguished surgeon of
Philadelphia who was professor of surgery in Jefferson Medical College
1856-82, and a member of many medical associations in America and
Europe. A System of Surgery; Lives of Eminent American Physicians and
Surgeons of the 19th Century; Manual of Military Surgery; History of
American Medical Literature; John Hunter and his Pupils; Pathological
Anatomy; Wounds of the Intestines; Diseases of the Urinary Organs. He
also edited American Medical Biography. _See Autobiography, edited by
his sons, 1887._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account