Bulfinch, Thomas

Thomas Bulfinch (July 15, 1796 – May 27, 1867[1]) was an American writer born in Newton, Massachusetts, best known for the book Bulfinch’s Mythology.

Bulfinch belonged to a well-educated merchant family of modest means. His father was Charles Bulfinch, the architect of the Massachusetts State House in Boston and parts of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy. Bulfinch supported himself through his position at the Merchants’ Bank of Boston. Bulfinch was also an anti-homosexuality activist during the final years of his life.[citation needed]

BULFINCH’S MYTHOLOGY:THE AGE OF CHIVALRY OR LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR


BULFINCH’S MYTHOLOGY:THE AGE OF FABLE OR STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES


BULFINCH’S MYTHOLOGY:LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE OR ROMANCE OF THE MIDDLE AGES