Edward Gaylord Bourne

Background

Edward Gaylord Bourne was born on June 24, 1860, in Strykersville. He was a son of James Russell and Isabella Graham Staples Bourne.

Education

Edward Gaylord Bourne studied at Yale University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1883 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1892.

Career

Edward Bourne worked at Yale University as an instructor in medieval history and, lecturer in political science from 1885 to 1888. In 1888 he began to work at Case Western Reserve University as an instructor in history and economics. Soon Edward Bourne became a professor of history. He worked at Case Western Reserve University until 1895.

Bourne is considered one of the founders of Latin American history as a field in the United States. Bourne’s first book was 1885’s The History of Surplus Revenue in 1837 that demonstrates his dedication to using the scientific method in his studies. Later he wrote his four-volume Spain in America. This book is credited with "an unequivocally scholarly presentation, in laying a positive assessment of early Hispanic colonization before the [U.S.] American public."

Achievements

• Edward Gaylord Bourne was known as an American historian, who was famous for his books on historical subjects, such as The History of the Surplus Revenue of 1837, Spain in America 1450-1580 and Discovery, Conquest, and Early History of the Philippine Islands.

Works

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  • The history of the surplus revenue of 1837 1885
  • Spain in America, 1450-1580 1904
  • Discovery, Conquest, and Early History of the Philippine Islands 1907

Membership

Edward Bourne was a member of the American Historical Association, the American Antiquarian Society and New England History Teachers’ Association.

Personality

Quotes from others about the person

• "He may justifiably be termed the first scientific historian of the United States to view the Spanish colonial process dispassionately and thereby to escape the conventional Anglo-Protestant attitudes of outraged or tolerant disparagement."

Connections

Edward Gaylord Bourne married Annie Thompson Nettleton in 1895.

Father:

James Russell Bourne

Mother:

Isabella Graham Staples Bourne

Wife:

Annie Thompson Nettleton

References

• Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook: 1986 This annual compendium includes original material covering a given years literary highlights, including obituaries and tributes. The Yearbook provides signed essays summarizing the year in poetry, fiction, biography, drama and childrens books we well as scholarly articles, interviews, biographies and critical studies covering events, organizations, works, writers and the business of literature. Volumes include lists of award and honors winners; a necrology; a cumulative index and more.
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