Thomas Bulfinch | |
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| Born | July 15, 1796 Newton, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 27, 1867 (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Banker, writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject | Mythology and Fable |
Thomas Bulfinch (July 15, 1796 – May 27, 1867[1]) was an American author born in Newton, Massachusetts, known best for Bulfinch's Mythology, a posthumous combination of his three volumes of mythologies.
- ^ His obituary is printed in full in Marie Cleary, “A Book of Decided Usefulness: Thomas Bulfinch’s ‘The Age of Fable,’” The Classical Journal 75.3 (February 1980) (pp. 248-249).