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Mitchell (JOHN AMES an American)

JOHN AMES, an American journalist; born in New York City, Jan. 17, 1845; studied at Lawrence Scientific School; studied architecture in Boston, Mass., and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, 1867-1870; practiced as an architect in Boston, 1870-1876; afterward engaged in artistic and decorative work; studied drawing and painting in Paris, 1876-1880; was then in New York till 1883 as artist, illustrator, and writer; founded, Jan. 3, 1883, "Life," of which he was editor. Wrote: "The Summer School of Philosophy at Mt. Desert" (1881); "Romance of the Moon" (1886); "The Last American" (1889); "Amos Judd" (1895); "That First Affair" (1896); "Gloria Victis" (1897); etc.

Died 1920.