George Otto Trevelyan

[English] Sir **George Otto Trevelyan**, 2nd Baronet (born 1838 in Rothley Temple, Rothley, Leicestershire; died 1928 in Wallington, Northumberland) was a British historian and statesman. As author in 1876 he published (amongst other) *“The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay”*, his maternal uncle and in 1899-1914 the six-volume *“American Revolution”*.
He was married to Caroline Philips, daughter of Robert Needham Philips, together they had three sons: the politician [Charles Philips Trevelyan (1870–1958)][1], the poet and translator [Robert Calverly Trevelyan (1872–1951)][2], and the politician and historian [George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876–1962)][3].

[Deutsch] Sir **George Otto Trevelyan**, 2. Baronet (geb. 1838 in Rothley Temple, Rothley, Leicestershire; gest. 1928 in Wallington, Northumberland) war britischer Historiker und Staatsmann. Als Autor verfaßte er (unter anderem) 1876 *„The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay“*, seines Onkels mütterlicherseits und 1899–1914 das sechsbändige Werk *„American Revolution“*.
Er war mit Caroline Philips, Tocher von Robert Needham Philips, verheiratet und hatte mit ihr zusammen drei Söhne: den Politiker [Charles Philips Trevelyan (1870–1958)][4], den Poeten und Übersetzer [Robert Calverly Trevelyan (1872–1951)][5], und den Politiker und Historiker [George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876–1962)][6].

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- Dominic Head (ed.): [*The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English*][7], 3rd ed.; Cambridge [etc.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006, ISBN 0-521-83179-2, p. 1126. ➚Google Books ID [n8jd8b5OGboC][8].
- *Oxford Dictionary of National Biography*: *in association with the British Academy : from the earliest times to the year 2000*, Vol. 55; Oxford University Press, 2004.
- N. John Hall (ed.): [*The letters of Anthony Trollope*][9], Vol. 1, 1835-1870; Stanford, Cal. : Stanford University Press, 1983, ISBN 0-8047-1076-7, p. 417. ➚Google Books ID [CICaAAAAIAAJ][10].
- Michael Stenton, Stephen Lees: *Who's who of British Members of Parliament* :
*A Biographical Dictionary of the House of Commons Based on Annual Volumes of 'Dod's Parliamentary Companion' and Other Sources*, Vol. 2, 1886-1918; Harvester Press, 1978, ISBN 0-85527-315-1, p. 354.
- Alistair Elliot, Glenys Williams: *Catalogue of the papers of Sir George Otto Trevelyan, Bt. (1838-1928)*; Newcastle upon Tyne : University Library, 1972.
- Encyclopædia Britannica: a new survey of universal knowledge, Vol. 22, 1952.
- [Arthur Frederic Basil Williams][11]: *Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 1838-1928* (From the *Proceedings of the British Academy*, Vol. 16.); Humphrey Milford, Amen House, [1932?]
- Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters: *The New England historical and genealogical Register*, Vol. 83; Boston, Mass. : The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1929, p. 344.

[1]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2443888A/ "OL: Charles Philips Trevelyan"
[2]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2596056A/ "OL: Robert Calverly Trevelyan"
[3]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6237098A/ "OL: George Macaulay Trevelyan"
[4]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2443888A/ "OL: Charles Philips Trevelyan"
[5]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2596056A/ "OL: Robert Calverly Trevelyan"
[6]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6237098A/ "OL: George Macaulay Trevelyan"
[7]: http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7765608M/
[8]: http://books.google.de/books?id=n8jd8b5OGboC&pg=PA1126
[9]: http://openlibrary.org/books/OL4430927M/
[10]: http://books.google.de/books?id=CICaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA417
[11]: http://openlibrary.org/search?author=Basil+Williams