The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Fay, Theodore Sedgwick

FAY, Theodore Sedgwick, American writer: b. New York, 10 Feb. 1807; d. Berlin, Germany, 17 Nov. 1898. He was eminent in periodical journalism for years. To this period belongs his book &lsquo;Dreams and Reveries of a Quiet Man&rsquo; (1832). He served with ability in the United States diplomatic service, first as secretary of the legation at Berlin (1837-53), and then (1853-61) as Minister at Berne, Switzerland; and wrote &lsquo;Norman Leslie&rsquo; (1835); and &lsquo;The Countess Ida&rsquo; (1841), tales; &lsquo;Ulric&rsquo; (1851), a poem; &lsquo;Views of Christianity&rsquo; (1856); &lsquo;The Three Germanys&rsquo; (1889); &lsquo;Great Outlines of Geography&rsquo;; &lsquo;History of Switzerland,&rsquo; etc. After 1861 he lived in Berlin.