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George S. Hellman
George Sidney Hellman (November 14, 1878 – July 16, 1958) was an American author, editor, and art collector. Biography George S. Hellman was born in New York City on November 14, 1878, the grandson of Joseph Seligman. Hellman assisted J. P. Morgan with the development of his book collection that later became the Morgan Library & Museum, Morgan Library. In 1909, he helped Morgan acquire the book collection of Stephen H. Wakeman for $165,000, which included an important selection of works by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hellman wrote one of the first biographies of Washington Irving in 1925. Scholars were divided on the work's historical merit as the book focused more on Irving's life rather than his literary career. Hellman's approach was criticized as "informal and anecdotal", but the book was also described as "the best biography of Irving that has been written". Hellman became a trustee of the Arts Council of the City of New York in 1927. In 1938 he began work on the first biograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
