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Thayer was born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] on January 16, 1859. He studied at [[St. Mark's Academy]], [[Concord, New Hampshire]], traveled with a private tutor in [[Europe]], and graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1881, in the class with [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. For several years, he was assistant editor of the [[Philadelphia]] ''Evening Bulletin''. He then returned to Harvard, receiving the degree of A.M. in 1886.
He was editor of the ''[[Harvard Graduates' Magazine]]'' from its foundation in 1892 until 1915. In 1903, at the International Historical Congress at Rome, he represented both Harvard University and the [[American Historical Association]], and in 1906 was their representative at the Italian Historical Congress in [[Milan]]. In 1902, he was made Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy, and in 1917 Knight of the Order of Saints Maurizio and Lazaro. In 1914, he was elected to [[The American Academy of Arts and Letters]] and he received honorary degrees from Harvard, [[Yale University|Yale]], [[Brown University|Brown]] and other universities. Thayer served as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers from 1913 until 1919.
He was president of the [[American Historical Association]] from 1918 to 1919. He died on September 7, 1923 in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]].
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