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Thomas Bulfinch (1796–1867)

Author of Bulfinch's Mythology

Includes the names: T. Bullfinch, Thomas Bufinch, Tomas Bulfinch, Thomas Bulfinh, Thomas Bulfinch, Thomas Bulfinch, bullfinchthoams, Thomas Bullfinch, Burufinchi ブルフィンチ, Thomas Bulfinch, and Fuller, Edmond (abridged by) ... (see complete list)

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Bulfinch's Mythology 5,956 copies, 34 reviews
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable 3,520 copies, 26 reviews
Bulfinch's Mythology (A Modern Abridgement by Edmund Fuller) 600 copies, 2 reviews
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Chivalry and The Legends of Charlemagne 533 copies
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Chivalry 521 copies, 3 reviews
The Golden Age of Myth & Legend 358 copies, 3 reviews
Myths of Greece and Rome 302 copies
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Legends of Charlemagne 226 copies
A Book of Myths 75 copies, 1 review
The Age of Fable 13 copies
Cupid and Psyche and Other Fables (Modern Library Minis) 9 copies
Bulfinch's Medieval Mythology (Dover Thrift Editions) 8 copies
Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 8 copies
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Chivalry and the Age of Fable 5 copies
The Age of Fable III 5 copies
Bulfinch’s Mythology Complete Edition (Annotated): The Age of Fable, The… 3 copies
Classical Tales of Mythology: Heroes, Gods and Monsters of Ancient Rome… 3 copies
The Age of Fable II 3 copies
Age of Fable, Part 1 3 copies
Bulfinch Mitolojileri (ciltli) 2 copies
The Age of Fable IV 2 copies
Bulfinchs̀ mythology 2 copies
Camelot's Children: All the Tales of King Arthur (Fantasy Adventure) 1 copy
Myths of Greece and Rome by Thomas Bulfinch (1981-11-26) 1 copy
Bulfinch's Age of Chivalry or King Arthur and His Knights 1 copy
The Age of Chivalry by Thomas Bulfinch: classic illustrated 1 copy
Bullfinsh'es Mythology , The Age of Fable 1 copy
Bulfinch’s Mythology, The Age of Chivalry 1 copy
Trojans, Greeks & Romans 1 copy
Bulfinch's Mythology, a Meodern Abridgment 1 copy
Bullfinnch's Mythology The Age of Chivalry 1 copy
Bulfinch’s Mythology, The Age of Fable Annotated 1 copy
The Age of Fable, Volume 1 1 copy
Mitologia Geral - Idade da Fábula 1 copy
Poetry of the Age of Fable (Classic Reprint) 1 copy
Bulfinch’s Mythology, The Age of Fable Annotated 1 copy
Pyramus and Thisbe from Bulfinch's Mythology 1 copy
Greek myth in animation volume 9 Korean edition 만화로 보는 그리스… 1 copy
Greek myth in animation volume 3 Korean edition 만화로 보는 그리스… 1 copy
Greek myth in animation volume 6 Korean edition 만화로 보는 그리스… 1 copy
Greek myth in animation volume 1 Korean edition 만화로 보는 그리스… 1 copy
The Age of Fable Volume 2 1 copy
50 Classic Mythologies 1 copy
The Legends of Charlemagne [Epic Audio Collection] 1 copy
Age of Fable, Part 2 1 copy
The Essential Mythology Collection [Illustrated] 1 copy
The Age of Fable; Told in Words of One Syllable 1 copy
Stories of Gods and Heroes 1 copy
The Trojan War, with Introductory Notes on the Grecian Divinities: Adapted… 1 copy
Magic of Myth and Legend 1 copy
The Age of Chivalry, Volume 2 1 copy
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Canonical name
Bulfinch, Thomas
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Date of birth
1796-07-15
Date of death
1867-05-27
Burial location
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Place of death
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Education
Harvard College (BA | 1814)
Boston Latin School
Phillips Exeter Academy
Occupations
banker
writer
classicist
teacher
Relationships
Bulfinch, Charles (father)
Agents
Organizations
Boston Society of Natural History
Boston Latin School
Merchants' Bank of Boston
Awards and honors
Short biography
Thomas Bulfinch is best remembered today as the author of Bulfinch's Mythology, an 1881 compilation of his 3 previous works, which popularized ancient Greek and Roman and European mythology. It's still in print and used as a classic reference source and text.
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