The New York herald., 1871-12-18
G. 70 r a. " a. y ".
Henry T. Tu.kcrnlan. n.

Henry T. Tuckerman died at his residence,
Madison avenue, In this city, yesterday lie was
Frustrated some short time since by an attack OF
pneumonia, which terminated fatally. lie was
fifty eight years OF age.
MIR. Tuckcrmau enjoyed national American and
Worldwide reputation as writcr. He was poet,
critic bographer and essay ist-a mau OF versatile
genius, blessed with mind which was 10 great
extent an "esscnce compounded with ara from the
finest and best of all other men's powers.n
Henry T. Tuckerman was born In Boston, Mass.
on the 10th April, IN the year 1918. He descended
from an ancient English family, which was settled
in tue county OF Devon, in Old England for moro
than four centuries. He received excellent edu-
| cauon-both PRIMARY aud coiicgiass--ana cnioycd
! the beneHt of moral home teaching ora very nigh
ORDER Having attained his majonty-or when
about twenty years OF age-Mr. Tuckcrman visited
Europe lie journeyed In the Old World Ia the years
1s32-'34, and again Ia lss7-'Ss and 1882. Ills en-
power from the exercise Of his great faculty OF ap-
preciativc observation during these several ionrs.
SERIES M IN s and esd e
same year. Hc contributed sketch OF Amer.
lean literature to the American enIlon 9!
Tnis was translated into the German IAN.
guage aud publisred in Germany. lie wrote =
Smaller history Ol English and American III erature.
tor the use OF schools; an article on Washington lr
wing, part or an article ON Everett, poem on the
scenery OF the Connecticut River and a variety Of
ar lces for American magazines 0nd encyclopedias.
HIS pamphlet on cart IN American was repnbsneu
In Macao, CHINA, III 1859. He also supplied iltroduc.
tory essays which have besn preiixed TO the Amcri-
can e'iilions Of the poems OF Goldsmith Southey,
Wordsworth and Mrs. Hemans. HIS productions
attracted most favorable remarks rom the European
critics. To notice all the literary works OF MI.
Tucgcrman wOud be task ol supernuous labor
ian sketch Book'' Ram6cs ana Reveries,.
"Artst Lie; or Sketches OF American Pdinters;r
'Lile or Silas Taot," "A Sheai Of Verse. Bound FOR
the Fair OF 1884, and 'The Criteuon,n stand
prominent among the literati OF the Gay as works
OF acknowledged merit. His 'Opumlst" appeared
many years ago. ~ addltion 70 inese M. iu.k.
national literature OF the Jailed Sfeies, the
majority OF which have been translated into foreign
eminent publishers s in Leipslc, Mnnlcc Lon.
don and other cities. "The ReOeion--Its Latent
Causes ana True Significance which appcared In
made one of Mr. Tuckermans latest ana most
powerful onrhand productions. His biographies.
articles on religious SUBJECTS, notices o distinguished
public men, CRITICISMS Oh art, and so Form, were
almost cXhaustless but each one displaying IN
originality OF style and peculiarly o. elegant finish,
entirely his own anu que natural. Darlng the
year 1869 Mr.. Tuckerman was const nfly sending
forth from his study Ia the Tenth street Art building,
in this city, some sign Of literary occupation either
In verse or prose, and always III the most scholarly
form. Genial IN manners, as well as IN the styla
or his com positons personal friend ol most OF
noted authors, artists, editors AMI scholars, and,
having heart ovcrGowing with warnlcst sympa-
thles, he mad al envlab!e place among The most
popular American writer's. recent literary labor
OF Mr.. Tuckerman was his memoir of the
late DR.. John W. Francis, preaxea 70 new
This biographical sketch ana analysis OF one who
walked Tor nall century among our foremost men,
and whose personal character and nIueuce were
highly -przed local possession oil the American
tropos, was written In Tuckerman's nappiest style,
ana the Doctors gos5py book, VITA this genial nc.
moir preacng 1t, was made inll OF attractive inter-
the sort of semi.anliquaraulsm of w.lcl Dr. Ffal
cis was The example anu the exponent