Jonathan Elliot

1784–1846 (age 62)

Historian/Editor

Biography

Jonathan Elliot was a distinguished historian and editor whose scholarly work contributed significantly to the preservation and understanding of American history. His dedication to documenting and analyzing the nation's past made him an important figure in early American intellectual life and historical scholarship.

Elliot's editorial and historical endeavors helped shape how Americans understood their own history and heritage. His contributions to historical documentation and analysis remain part of the intellectual foundation upon which later historical study was built.