Octavius Pickering
1791–1868 (age 77)
Scholar
Biography
Octavius Pickering was a distinguished scholar whose intellectual pursuits and academic contributions advanced knowledge and learning in nineteenth-century America. His scholarly work and dedication to intellectual inquiry earned him recognition among the educated elite of his time.
Pickering's legacy as a man of letters and learning was preserved through his burial at Mount Auburn Cemetery. His life exemplified the values of intellectual rigor and cultural refinement that characterized Boston's scholarly community during the nineteenth century.