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J. Milton (John Milton) Mackie
1813–1894
A 19th-century American writer with a strong interest in German history and literature, he also moved in the Transcendentalist circle and contributed to The Dial. His books ranged widely, from European biography and political struggle to American travel and social observation.
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Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia
by J. Milton (John Milton) Mackie
About the author
Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, on December 19, 1813, he studied at Brown University and later at the University of Berlin. After returning to the United States, he served as a tutor at Brown before building a career as a writer.
Mackie is best remembered as an American author who focused on German history and literature. He wrote books such as Life of Godfrey William von Leibnitz, Life of Schamyl, and From Cape Cod to Dixie and the Tropics, showing a taste for biography, international affairs, and travel writing.
He also had a place in the wider literary culture of his time: the Walden Woods Project notes that he wrote the essay on Shelley that appeared in the last number of the first volume of The Dial. He died in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on July 27, 1894.