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Richard Grant White (23 May 1822–8 April 1885) was a Shakespearean scholar who was born and died in New York
New York

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 USA.

He graduated from New York University
New York University

New York University is a private university, nonsectarian, research university in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan....
 in 1839, studied medicine, then law, and was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)

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 in 1845, then became a journalist
Journalist

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. He was a longtime Chief of the New York Division of the Revenue Marine Bureau.

ne of the most acute students and critics of Shakespeare, White's scholarship was recognized.






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Richard Grant White (23 May 1822–8 April 1885) was a Shakespearean scholar who was born and died in New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 USA.

He graduated from New York University
New York University

New York University is a private university, nonsectarian, research university in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan....
 in 1839, studied medicine, then law, and was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)

Bar in law contexts can have multiple meanings, but most originate from the bar in a courtroom. Quite simply, the bar is a wikt:railing or wikt:barrier that separates the front part of a courtroom - which includes a judge's bench and tables where attorneys or barristers conduct matters before the court - from the back part of the courtroom...
 in 1845, then became a journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
. He was a longtime Chief of the New York Division of the Revenue Marine Bureau.

Bibliography

As one of the most acute students and critics of Shakespeare, White's scholarship was recognized. He published two editions of Shakespeare's works and other works:
  • Life and Genius of Shakespeare (1865)
  • The New Gospel of Peace (1866)
  • The Riverside (1883)
  • Words and their Uses
  • Memoirs of Shakespeare
  • Studies in Shakespeare
  • The New Gospel of Peace (a satire
    Satire

    Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre; although, in practice, it is also found in the graphic arts and performing arts. In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improv...
    )
  • The Fate of Mansfield Humphreys (1884), a novel
    Novel

    File:2009 stapelweise Neuerscheinungen im Buchladen.JPGA novel is today a long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern Romance and in the tradition of the novella....
  • Shakespeare's Scholar (1854)
  • Essay on the Authorship of the Three Parts of Henry VI
    Henry VI

    Henry VI may refer to:* Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor .* Henry VI of Luxembourg, Count of Luxembourg, * Henry VI of England and of France * The three plays by William Shakespeare about the life and times of Henry VI of England:...
     (1859)


Personal and family life

White was dogmatic and inclined to controversy. He was passionate about music, played the cello
Cello

The violoncello is a bowed string instrument. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra....
, and founded the "Richard Grant White String Quartette", which survived into the 1930s.

In 1850, he married Alexina Black Mease (1830–1921) of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

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, South Carolina
South Carolina

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. They were the parents of Stanford White
Stanford White

Stanford White was an United States architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts architecture firms....
, the celebrated New York City
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 architect.