Philosopher, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. After graduating from Harvard (1864), he studied abroad, then returned to teach Greek and philosophy there (18721913). He used his well-known ethics course partly to develop his own ideas, but was most noted as a critic and expositor. His writings include The Nature of Goodness (1904), studies of Sophocles and Vergil, a 1905 biography of the poet George Herbert (after whom he was named), and a 1930 autobiography.
George Herbert Palmer (1842-1933) was an American scholar and author, born in Boston. Professor Palmer received honorary degrees from the University of Michigan, Union, Dartmouth, Western Reserve, and Harvard. His publications include:
The New Education (1887) The Glory of the Imperfect (1898) Self-Cultivation in English (1897) The Field of Ethics (1901) The Nature of Goodness (1904) The Life and Works of George Herbert (three volumes, 1905) The Teacher (1908) The Life of Alice Freeman Palmer (1908) Intimations of Immortality in the Sonnets of Shakespeare (1912) Trades and Professions (1914) This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
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