Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Adams, Henry

ADAMS, HENRY, an American historian; born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1838; grandson of J. Q. Adams. He was for some time editor of the &ldquo;North American Review,&rdquo; and Professor of History in Harvard College. He wrote &ldquo;The Life of Albert Gallatin&rdquo; (1879); &ldquo;John Randolph&rdquo; (1882), etc. His principal work is the &ldquo;History of the United States from 1801 to 1817,&rdquo; which constitutes an authoritative history of that period. An autobiography, at first printed for private circulation only, was brought out for general circulation in 1919 as &ldquo;The Education of Henry Adams&rdquo; and received much attention. He died May 27, 1918.