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Walsh (ROBERT an American author born)

ROBERT, an American author; born in Baltimore, Md., in 1784.

WALSINGHAM In 1837 he removed to Paris, where he was consul in 1845-1851. He wrote for "Dennie's Portfolio," and edited the "American Review of History and Politics," the first American quarterly (22 vols. 1827-1837); most of the articles were from his pen. Others of his pub- Lications are: "Correspondence Respecting Russia Between R. G. Harper and Robert Walsh, Jr." (1813); "An Essay on the Future State of Europe" (1813); biographical prefaces to an edition of the English poets in 50 small volumes; "An Appeal from the Judgments of Great Britain Respecting the United States of America" (1819). He conducted the "American Register" (1817-1818), the "National Gazette" (1821-1837), and the "Museum of Foreign Literature and Science" (vol. i. 1822); and edited "Didactics: Social, Literary, and Political," a collection of aphorisms (2 vols. 1836). He died in Paris, Feb. 7, 1859.