Henry Osborn Taylor
Henry Osborn Taylor (December 5, 1856 – April 13, 1941) was an American historian and legal scholar. Career. Taylor graduated from Harvard University in 1878 and, later, from Columbia Law School. He later received honorary degrees from Harvard and Columbia. Taylor was a philosopher and the author of several important works on ancient and medieval history. In 1927, he served as the president of the American Historical Association. Personal life. Taylor was married to the philanthropist Julia Isham (1866–1939). Julia, the daughter of prominent merchant William Bradley Isham, was the sister of historian Charles Bradford Isham (who married  Mamie Lincoln, granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln) and artist Samuel Isham. Julia donated property from her late father's estate, which became Isham Park in Inwood, Manhattan, and gave generously to Harvard and Smith Colleges. After a week's illness, Taylor died of pneumonia at his home, 135 East 66th Street in New York City on April 13, 1941. He was buried at Union Hill Cemetery in East Hampton, Connecticut.