Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892
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Parsons was educated at the Boston Latin School, and visited Italy to study Italian literature in 1836-7. His translation of Dante's Divine Comedy, which eventually comprised all the Inferno, two-thirds of the Purgatorio and fragments of the Paradiso, began to appear in 1843. After practicing dentistry in Boston, he lived for several years in England before returning to Boston in 1872. He was a contributor to The Galaxy and The Atlantic Monthly. In 1857 he married Anna (or Hannah) M. Allen (1821-1881).
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correspondedWith | Adams, Zabdiel Boylston, d. 1902 |
associatedWith | Aeger, William L. |
associatedWith | Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873. |
correspondedWith | Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 |
associatedWith | Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905, |
associatedWith | Allan H. Bent. |
correspondedWith | Amory, Thomas Coffin, 1812-1889 |
associatedWith | Anajnos, Julia Romana .Howe. |
correspondedWith | Ball, Mr., fl. 1891 |
associatedWith | Ballou, Moses, 1811-1879, |
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Birth 1819-08-18
Death 1892-09-03
Death 1854
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