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Bayard Tuckerman
1855–1923
A biographer and historian with a strong interest in early American life, he wrote vivid studies of figures such as General Lafayette and Peter Stuyvesant. His work blends careful research with a clear, readable style that still feels approachable.
2 Audiobooks
William Jay and the Constitutional Movement for the Abolition of Slavery
by Bayard Tuckerman
A History of English Prose Fiction
by Bayard Tuckerman
About the author
Born in New York City in 1855, Bayard Tuckerman became an American biographer and historian known for writing on historical and literary subjects. He studied in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and later graduated from Harvard in 1878.
Tuckerman wrote several books centered on important people and moments from American and European history, including works on General Lafayette, Philip Schuyler, and Peter Stuyvesant. He also lectured on English literature at Princeton, showing the same broad interest in both history and letters that shaped his books.
He died in 1923. Remembered as a careful and thoughtful writer, Tuckerman helped bring earlier centuries to life for general readers rather than only for specialists.