GEORGE (1791-1871).-Historian and biographer, _s._ of a rich man, was _b._ at Boston, Mass., and _ed._ for the law. He, however, gave himself to study and writing, and also travelled much. After being a Prof. at Harvard, 1819-35, he went in the latter year to Europe, where he spent some years collecting materials for his _magnum opus_, _The Hi