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
Mugwumps → notableMember → George William Curtis ⓘ
Prue and I → author → George William Curtis ⓘ
The Potiphar Papers → author → George William Curtis ⓘ
The Potiphar Papers → creatorOccupation → George William Curtis was an American writer ⓘ
linked to: George William Curtis
Trumps → author → George William Curtis ⓘ
Trumps → workOfAuthor → George William Curtis ⓘ
Lotus-Eating: A Summer Book → author → George William Curtis ⓘ