Higginson,Thomas Wentworth Storrow

Higginson,Thomas Wentworth Storrow
Hig·gin·son (hĭgʹən-sən), Thomas Wentworth Storrow. 1823-1911.
American writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1862-1864). He wrote many biographies, including volumes on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier (both 1902), and edited the poetry of Emily Dickinson.

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  • Higginson, Thomas Wentworth — ▪ American social reformer in full  Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson   born December 22, 1823, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. died May 9, 1911, Cambridge  American reformer who was dedicated to the abolition movement (abolitionism) before the… …   Universalium

  • Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson — noun United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823 1911) • Syn: ↑Higginson, ↑Thomas Higginson • Instance Hypernyms: ↑soldier, ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Higginson — noun United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823 1911) • Syn: ↑Thomas Higginson, ↑Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson • Instance Hypernyms: ↑soldier, ↑writer, ↑author * * * /hig in seuhn/, n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thomas Higginson — noun United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823 1911) • Syn: ↑Higginson, ↑Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson • Instance Hypernyms: ↑soldier, ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Higginson — [hig′in sən] Thomas Wentworth Storrow [went′wʉrth΄ stär′ō] 1823 1911; U.S. writer & social reformer …   English World dictionary

  • Higginson — biographical name Thomas Wentworth Storrow 1823 1911 American clergyman & writer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Higginson — /hig in seuhn/, n. Thomas Wentworth Storrow /stor oh/, 1823 1911, U.S. clergyman, author, and social reformer. * * * …   Universalium

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