William Brooks Greenlee
American scholar of Portuguese and Brazilian history
About William Brooks Greenlee
Lived 1872 – 1953 (aged 80–81). William Brooks Greenlee was an American.
William Brooks Greenlee (1872–1953) was an American scholar of Portuguese and Brazilian history. He is known for his biography of the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral.
Life
He was born on 25 April 1872 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He married Adeline Benham Fargo Greenlee and had three children with her. He died on March 1, 1953 in Illinois.
Education
He studied under professor Francis Millet Rogers at Harvard University.
Career
He took up writing as a career and wrote a number of historical books on Portuguese and Brazilian history.
He was a trustee of the Newberry Library. After his death, his entire collection of books was transferred to the Newberry Library. His collection of books contains more than 200 Portuguese manuscripts, dating from 1660 to 1815.
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Who was William Brooks Greenlee?
American scholar of Portuguese and Brazilian history (1872-1953)
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William Brooks Greenlee was born on 25 April 1872 in Chicago.
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William Brooks Greenlee died in 1953.
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William Brooks Greenlee was American.
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