George Herbert Palmer

George Herbert Palmer
Anne Whitney, Relief of George H. Palmer, 1896, Davis Museum at Wellesley College
Born	(1842-03-09)March 9, 1842 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	May 7, 1933(1933-05-07) (aged 91) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Resting place	Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Education	Harvard University, (BA, MA) University of Tübingen, Germany Andover Theological Seminary (1870) A number of honorary LL.Ds and a Litt.D degree
Occupation	Professor

George Herbert Palmer (March 9, 1842 – May 7, 1933) was an American scholar and author. He was a graduate, and then professor at Harvard University. He is also known for his published works, like the translation of The Odyssey (1884) and others about education and ethics, such as The New Education (1887) and The Glory of the Imperfect (1898).