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1800 – 1891George Bancroft (1800-1891)Died 17 January 1891, aged 90American historian and statesman, author of the multi-volume History of the United States. He served as US Secretary of the Navy and helped establish the US Naval Academy. His historical writing shaped 19th-century American national identity.