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George F. Hoar: “He was the best writer, the best speaker and the best mathematician, the most accomplished person in his knowledge of…”

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He was the best writer, the best speaker and the best mathematician, the most accomplished person in his knowledge of general literature in the class,--indeed, I suppose, in college,--in his day.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar praises a peer's exceptional talents in writing, speaking, and mathematics during their college years.

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