William Roscoe Thayer

William Roscoe Thayer (January 16, 1859 – September 7, 1923) was an American author and editor. He graduated from Harvard in 1881, and became editor of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine in 1892. In 1914 he was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Letters, and he received honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, Brown, and other universities. Quotes You shall not change, but a nobler race of menShall walk beneath the stars and wander by the shore;I can not guess their glory, but I think the sky and seaWill bring to them more gladness than they brought to us of yore. Man in Nature. External links William+Roscoe+Thayer William Roscoe Thayer Category:People from Boston Category:Biographers Category:Historians from the United States Category:Poets from the United States Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:Editors from the United States Category:1859 births Category:1923 deaths