Osmond Tiffany

Osmond Tiffany (1823–1895) was an American merchant and author based in Baltimore. Reference sources identify him as a Baltimore merchant, and surviving records link him to travel in Macao and Guangzhou in 1844, experiences that later shaped his best-known book, The Canton Chinese; or, The American's Sojourn in the Celestial Empire (1849).

He also wrote historical and biographical works, including A Sketch of the Life and Services of Gen. Otho Holland Williams, and bibliographic records connect his name with titles such as Brandon: Or, A Hundred Years Ago and Sacred Biography and History. Auction and library references describe him as an occasional author who contributed to magazines including The Atlantic Monthly and The Knickerbocker.

Osmond Tiffany died in 1895. A reliable portrait was not clearly available from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included here.