George Burton Adams

George Burton Adams
Born(1851-06-03)June 3, 1851
Vermont
DiedMay 26, 1925(1925-05-26) (aged 73)
OccupationHistorian

George Burton Adams (June 3, 1851 – May 26, 1925) was an American medievalist historian who taught at Yale University from 1888 to 1925.

Adams was born on June 3, 1851, in Fairfield, Vermont.[1][2]

He was noted for his written works as well as his 1908 address as president of the American Historical Association, which lamented the encroachment of the social sciences on the field of history, a position later challenged by James Harvey Robinson. He also played a key role in the establishment of the American Historical Review. Adams was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1899,[3] and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1918.[4]

He died on May 26, 1925, in New Haven, Connecticut.[2]

  1. ^ Rabb 1951, p. 177.
  2. ^ a b Leland, Waldo G. (October 1925). "George Burton Adams". Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. 35 (2): 177–178.
  3. ^ "MemberListA | American Antiquarian Society". www.americanantiquarian.org.
  4. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 20 December 2019.