George Otto Trevelyan

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[English] Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet (born 1838 in Rothley Temple, Rothley, Leicestershire; died 1928 in Wallington, Northumberland) was a British historian and statesman. As author in 1876 he published (amongst other) “The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay”, his maternal uncle and in 1899-1914 the six-volume “American Revolution”. He was married to Caroline Philips, daughter of Robert Needham Philips, together they had three sons: the politician [Charles Philips Trevelyan (1870–1958)], the poet and translator [Robert Calverly Trevelyan (1872–1951)], and the politician and historian [George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876–1962)]. [Deutsch] Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2. Baronet (geb. 1838 in Rothley Temple, Rothley, Leicestershire; gest. 1928 in Wallington, Northumberland) war britischer Historiker und Staatsmann. Als Autor verfaßte er (unter anderem) 1876 „The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay“, seines Onkels mütterlicherseits und 1899–1914 das sechsbändige Werk „American Revolution“. Er war mit Caroline Philips, Tocher von Robert Needham Philips, verheiratet und hatte mit ihr zusammen drei Söhne: den Politiker [Charles Philips Trevelyan (1870–1958)], den Poeten und Übersetzer [Robert Calverly Trevelyan (1872–1951)], und den Politiker und Historiker [George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876–1962)]. Literature