New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-25
OBITUARY.
PERKINS MARSH

ROWE, July 24.-George Perkins Marsh, the
United States Minister to Italy, died suddenly 81 val
lnmbrosa today The italian Government has expressed
Its deep mpaty his widow and has eiegraphed
TO Washington expression OF the sympathy Oh Inc
Italian nation.
Mr.. Marsh was born in Woodstock, VI. March IL,
1901, and educated at Dartmouth College, from
which institution he graduated in 1920 AHer
leaving college he removed n Burlington VT, where ne
studied law and admitted to the bar. When thirty
four years old he elected member OF the Supreme
Executive Council OF Vermont In l542 he was elected
TO the XXVIIIth Congress Wing and reelected
to the XXIXth, XXXta and XXXIst Congresses by
large maiorities. His active service in Congress
continued from December t. 1s43. March g. lS49. He
did not take his seat in the XXXIs Congress- having re-
signed 1s49 In that year he appointed az Min
lister Resident nc Cons.anrnOpe by President Taylor
He held this office for four years and IN 1882 he was
sent 10 Greece special mission On his return home
in 1858 he appointed a. one OF the commissioners
charged with the rebuilding OF the State House at Mont
peer, VT. and from 1887 TO 1859 he was one OF the
Railroad Commissioners for the state In 1857 he was
also appointed by the Governor of Yer
mont to make report to the Legis-
lature in regard to the artificial propagation
OF fishes In 1850 received the degree OF LIZ d. from
Dartmouth College and in 1861 he was appointed as
Minister Italy, which position he held until his DEATH
During his residence abroad Mr. Marsh travelled extern
sveIy the East and Europe, spending some time in
Denmark Sweden and Norway. where he has long been
recognized as leading scandinavian scholar
Early ia life Mr.. Marsh began the pathological
studies by which he has been distinguished In
1898 he published at Burlington Compendious
Grammar of the Old Northern or Icelandlc Language,
compiled and trans ated from the Grammar OF Rask
lie also contributed several articles Icelandic Lers
ture The american Wing, and printed several adj
dresses had delivered before different lear ed and
hat soal In ~
New-England he traced the OF the Gothic
in the Puritans In 1856 ne published Tine Camel;
his Organization. Habits aud Uses Considered with ref
to his Introduction into the United States" Refer
ring to this book. The North American Rerr said at the
time it appeared -" II is entertaining book Of
travels. and abounds pictures IRON memory Of life In
the Desert and in the East In the earlier chapters
there are evidences OF that extensv scholarship and
acquaintance with many tongues for which the writer
has 20 enviable fame' "The great book of natural
history Universe" said The London AnenGun. also
referring this work, does not contain .
chapter more striking THAI that which Is
supplied by the subject of this treatise" mo e
mpOrr production his Lee ures ON the English
Language" us6I), which he delivered in 1883 in he
postgraduate course of Columbia College In these
lectures Mr. Marsh aimed to eXe-'e more general IN
teresU among educated men and women IN the history
and essential character Of their i've tongue aud TO
recommend the study of the Englsh Language In us
earlier literary monuments rather han through the me-
Gum OF grammsrs and Linguistic treatises This wot 4
was followed IN lStz ny the origin anu hlsto. vi INC
English Language" and in 1854 10y Man and Nature y
The latter work. with numerous COZ rectons Sy the
autHOr, translated into Italian aud published at
Florence in 1870 II was aerward almost entirely re-
written and repubished the title Of Tue y rth
"a Modified by Human ACfion," GS7f) Mr. Marsh =
acquaintance Win tGe tine arts was very extensive ana
be Of the best IL gusts beOn eng o America
His writings are as mucn distinguished for acEte-
and good a. for scholarship and considering
taeir topics nave been rrmarktbl, popular
Mr. Marsh married 1wce. hi second wife being
Caroline Crane, who was born IN Berkeley, MASS, Dec l.,
1915 and married H. 1898 he mas publ -ne The
Halg, The fOid in the Natrrs, $3.50, trans
cation from the &c man Of BiernaIzn, VIA sketch o.
tue author and Noe OF the KuOu, and OthCr Poems,
lS6O,