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| rdfs:comment | - George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845. Among his best-known writings is the magisterial series, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
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| Spouse | - Elizabeth Davis Bliss Bancroft
- Sarah Dwight Bancroft
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| Alma mater | - Harvard University
- University of Göttingen
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| Birth Place | - Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Profession | - Politician, writer and historian
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| abstract | - George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845. Among his best-known writings is the magisterial series, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
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