Francis Parkman
Francis Parkman Francis Parkman, Jr. Born (1823-09-16)September 16, 1823 Boston, Massachusetts Died November 8, 1893(1893-11-08) Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts Resting place Mount Auburn Cemetery Occupation Historian, writer Nationality American Alma mater Harvard College; class of 1844 Spouse Catherine Scollay Bigelow Signature Francis Parkman, Jr. (September 16, 1823 – November 8, 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as historical sources and as literature. He was also a leading horticulturist, briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University and author of several books on the topic.