George William Curtis

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George William Curtis was a 19th-century American writer, editor, and political reformer known for his influential essays and commentary on civil service reform and liberal politics.

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instanceOf American writer
editor
essayist
lecturer
orator
person
political reformer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1824-02-24
dateOfDeath 1892-08-31
educatedAt Brook Farm community
linked to: Brook Farm

Concord, Massachusetts Transcendentalist circle
employer Harper & Brothers
Harper's Weekly
familyName Curtis
genre political essay
social satire
givenName George
influencedBy Ralph Waldo Emerson
Transcendentalism
knownFor advocacy of civil service reform
essays on social and political issues
political commentary in Harper's Weekly
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
movement civil service reform movement
liberal Republican movement
notableWork Lotus-Eating: A Summer Book
Prue and I
The Potiphar Papers
Trumps
occupation editor
journalist
political activist
public speaker
writer
placeOfBirth Providence, Rhode Island
placeOfDeath West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York
linked to: West New Brighton
politicalAlignment Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
positionHeld chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission
editor of Harper's Weekly
political editor of Harper's Weekly
president of the American Social Science Association
president of the National Civil Service Reform League
residence Staten Island, New York
linked to: Staten Island
sexOrGender male

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Harper's Weekly featuredContributor George William Curtis
American Woman Suffrage Association foundedBy George William Curtis
American Woman Suffrage Association keyPerson George William Curtis
The Galaxy hasContributor George William Curtis
subject linked to: The Galaxy magazine