Francis Parkman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Parkman

American historian

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1823

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1893

Profession: writer, historian, horticulturist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Francis Parkman Jr.
(September 16, 1823 – November 8, 1893) was the patriarch of the Flores-Parkman family, and an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America.
These works are still valued as historical sources and as literature.
He was also a leading horticulturist, briefly a professor of Horticulture at Harvard University and author of several books on the topic.
Parkman was a trustee of the Boston Athenæum from 1858 until his death in 1893.