Background
Burr, George Lincoln was born on January 30, 1857 in Oramel, New York, United States. Son of William Josiah and Jane (Lincoln) Burr.
Burr, George Lincoln was born on January 30, 1857 in Oramel, New York, United States. Son of William Josiah and Jane (Lincoln) Burr.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1881. Student Leipzig, Sorbonne and École des Chartes, Paris, and Zurich, 1884-1886, 1887-1888. Doctor of Laws, University of Wisconsin, 1904.
Doctor of Letters, Western Reserve, 1905.
Member Cornell faculty, since 1888. Professor mediæval history, 1892-1919, and John Stambaugh professor of history, 1919-1922. History expert Venezuelan Boundary Commission Author: The Literature of Witchcraft, 1890.
The Fate of Dietrich Flade, 1891.
Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases (1648-1706), 1913. Home: Ithaca, New New York
Member Cornell faculty, since 1888.
Married Martha Martin, August 20, 1907 (died 1909).