Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892

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Thomas William Parsons (August 18, 1819, Boston – September 3, 1892, Scituate, Massachusetts) was an American dentist and poet.

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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referencedIn Dana, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881-1950. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana letters [manuscript], 1940, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Letters from various correspondents, 1871-1940. Houghton Library
creatorOf Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892. Papers, 1836-1942. Houghton Library
referencedIn Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873. Papers, 1833-1873. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Louis Jean Rodolph Agassiz papers, 1833-1873, 1833-1873 1833-1873 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Oliver Wendell Holmes letters from various correspondents, 1891-1892. Houghton Library
creatorOf Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892. Letter, 1854 April 18 [n.p.], to George Ticknor [n.p.]. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Samuel Gray Ward and Anna Hazard Barker Ward papers, 1823-1934 (inclusive) 1837-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. Houghton Library
referencedIn James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. Houghton Library
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
creatorOf Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892. Newspaper clippings on Daniel Webster [184-?-1882?, n.p.]. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn William Dean Howells additional papers, 1874-1943. Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, M Houghton Library
referencedIn Oliver Wendell Holmes letters from various correspondents, 1820-1894 Houghton Library
referencedIn James Russell Lowell additional papers, 1736-1951. Houghton Library
referencedIn James Russell Lowell miscellaneous correspondence, 1839-1891. Houghton Library
creatorOf Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. The first ten cantos of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri : manuscript, 1864. Houghton Library
referencedIn Parsons, Anna. Letter of Anna Parsons, to "Miss Rotch" [manuscript] ca. 1875 Dec. 24. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Monti, Luigi. Thomas William Parsons death mask [art original], 1892. Houghton Library
creatorOf Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard), 1791-1865. Permit the fleeting thoughts that grow, Return of the parents, The loss of the Birkenhead, My country, 4 holograph poems : and letters to Mr. O. Sullivan, ed. of Democratic review, Messrs. Carey & Hart, Mr. Griswold, Professor Silliman, Hartford, May 29, 1834, Mr. Wadsworth, March 3, 1848, Ticknor & Fields, publishers, Hartford, Oct. 16, 1854, Mrs. S. C. Hall, and Messrs. Carey, Lea, and Carey, Hartford, March 15, 1828, Sarah Josepha Hale, at Sea, Aug. 10, 1840, and Mr. Burgess, Sept. 27, letter from Dr. Tyler, East Windsor Hill, Dec. 3, 1857, Miss Harriet Jane Grey, Hartford, Conn., 1833, engraved portrait. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924. Manuscript poems by Longfellow, Lowell, Emerson, Holmes, Thoreau, Whittier Bryant, Aldrich and other famous American poets [manuscript], 1857-1905. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Keach, Leon, b. 1854. Ode, Ancient of days : by Thomas W. Parsons : music by Leon Keach : manuscript, [1888] Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Bailey Aldrich papers, 1837-1926. Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, P, 1554-2005. Houghton Library
creatorOf Keach, Leon, b. 1854. Martial ode : written for the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company by Thomas William Parsons : music by Leon Keach : manuscript, 1888. Houghton Library
creatorOf Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892. Dirge for one who fell in battle : autograph copy of the poem. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Letters to Charles Eliot Norton and other papers, 1702-1952 Houghton Library
creatorOf Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892. Thomas William Parsons letter and poem, ca. 1850. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881) Houghton Library
referencedIn Clapp, William Warland, Jr., 1826-1891. Correspondence, 1790-1891 (bulk 1840-1891) Houghton Library
referencedIn Charles Eliot Norton papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881. Yesterdays with authors, extra-illustrated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
creatorOf Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892. The Willey house : poem, [n.d.], [New Hampshire?]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892,. Autograph letter signed from T.W. Parsons, Boston, to Mr. Ball [manuscript], 1891 February 9. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892. Papers of Thomas William Parsons [manuscript] 1854-1873. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous compositions, 1848-1891. Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers, 1836-1942. Houghton Library
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Horace Elisha Scudder correspondence Houghton Library
referencedIn Aeger, William L. Letter, 1885 May 12, Boston. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Autograph file, P, 1554-2005. Houghton Library
creatorOf Papers, 1836-1942. Houghton Library
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Library. Houghton Library printed book provenance file, L-Q. 1942. Houghton Library
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correspondedWith Sermoneta, Michele Angelo Caetani, duca de, 1804-1882 person
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American poetry
Poets, American
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Dentist
Poet
Translator
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Birth 1819-08-18

Death 1892-09-03

Death 1854

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Americans

Italian,

English

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