Sampson R. Urbino
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Sampson R. Urbino or S.R. Urbino was a German-born bookseller, publisher and library proprietor in 19th-century Boston
, Massachusetts
, specializing in foreign-language books.
Prior to bookselling, Urbino worked as a teacher in Boston. In the mid-1850s he bought "Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody
's circulating library and book-store on West Street. He developed the library and also added German, French, and books in other foreign languages to his stock. He then ... began publishing the well-known series of Ahn's and Ollendorf's readers and grammars, and other text-books." The business operated from an office on Summer Street
(ca.1856) Winter Street
(ca.1857-1861) School Street
(ca.1864-1865) and Bromfield Street (ca.1870).
Urbino sold part of his textbook enterprise "to Henry Holt & Co.
shortly before retiring from business in 1865. He sold his business to De Vries, Ibarra & Co.
, to whom he also transferred the services of Mr. Carl Schoenhof
and Miss Fanny Moeller."
He supported the Free Soil party
; the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
during the Civil War; and the National Liberal League
. He belonged to the American Association for the Promotion of Social Science
. In 1889 "S.R. Urbino and 30 others" presented a petition to the Massachusetts House of Representatives asking for "legislation providing that one-third of the members of school committees in cities and towns shall be women."
Urbino lived in Roxbury and Newton, Massachusetts
, and was married to Levina Buoncuore Urbino
, a writer and translator.
Boston
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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, specializing in foreign-language books.
Prior to bookselling, Urbino worked as a teacher in Boston. In the mid-1850s he bought "Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody
Elizabeth Peabody
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody was an American educator who opened the first English-language kindergarten in the United States. Long before most educators, Peabody embraced the premise that children's play has intrinsic developmental and educational value.-Biography:Peabody was born in Billerica,...
's circulating library and book-store on West Street. He developed the library and also added German, French, and books in other foreign languages to his stock. He then ... began publishing the well-known series of Ahn's and Ollendorf's readers and grammars, and other text-books." The business operated from an office on Summer Street
Summer Street (Boston)
Summer Street in Boston, Massachusetts extends from Downtown Crossing in the Financial District, over Fort Point Channel, and into South Boston...
(ca.1856) Winter Street
Winter Street (Boston)
Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts is located between Tremont Street and Washington Street, near the Common. It is currently a pedestrian zone. Prior to 1708, it was called Blott's Lane and then Bannister's Lane.-See also:* Downtown Crossing...
(ca.1857-1861) School Street
School Street
School Street is a short but significant street in the center of Boston, Massachusetts. It is so named for being the site of the first public school in the United States...
(ca.1864-1865) and Bromfield Street (ca.1870).
Urbino sold part of his textbook enterprise "to Henry Holt & Co.
Henry Holt and Company
Henry Holt and Company is an American book publishing company. One of the oldest publishers in the United States, it was founded in 1866 by Henry Holt and Frederick Leypoldt...
shortly before retiring from business in 1865. He sold his business to De Vries, Ibarra & Co.
De Vries, Ibarra & Co.
De Vries, Ibarra & Co. were "importers of paintings, engravings, bronzes, and works of art in general," "publishers of busts and statuary," and "importers and publishers of books in foreign languages." Based in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1860s the firm kept a shop in the Albion Hotel building...
, to whom he also transferred the services of Mr. Carl Schoenhof
Carl Schoenhof
Carl Schoenhof was a bookseller and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th-century. He specialized in foreign books. Born in Carlsruhe, Germany, he attended University of Heidelberg. He moved to the U. States around 1864. Shortly thereafter he worked for Boston publishers DeVries, Ibarra...
and Miss Fanny Moeller."
He supported the Free Soil party
Free Soil Party
The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections. It was a third party and a single-issue party that largely appealed to and drew its greatest strength from New York State. The party leadership...
; the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, also known as the "Harvard Regiment", was a regiment of infantry in the American Civil War. The regiment was so nicknamed because the officers of the 20th were young Harvard graduates. In addition some, but not all, the private soldiers had attended...
during the Civil War; and the National Liberal League
National Liberal League (United States)
The National Liberal League of the United States advocated separation of church and state, and freedom of religion. The league evolved into the American Secular Union in 1884.-History:...
. He belonged to the American Association for the Promotion of Social Science
American Association for the Promotion of Social Science
The American Association for the Promotion of Social Science was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, by several high-profile academics. Officers in the first years of the society included William B. Rogers, Thomas Hill, George S. Boutwell, Francis Lieber, Erastus O. Haven, Mary Eliot Parkman, David...
. In 1889 "S.R. Urbino and 30 others" presented a petition to the Massachusetts House of Representatives asking for "legislation providing that one-third of the members of school committees in cities and towns shall be women."
Urbino lived in Roxbury and Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
, and was married to Levina Buoncuore Urbino
Levina Buoncuore Urbino
Levina Buoncuore Urbino or Lavinia Buoncuore Urbino was a writer and translator in the Boston, Massachusetts-area in the 19th-century. Among her published works was An American Woman in Europe , a frank account of her travels in Europe 1866-1869; she also wrote children's books and a guide to art...
, a writer and translator.
Published by S.R. Urbino
- L. Boncoeur [i.e. Levina Buoncuore Urbino]. L'instructeur de l'enfrance: (A first book for children), 2nd ed. 1864
- Goethe. Faust, Eine Tragoedie von Goethe: Erster Theil. With English notes. 1864.
- Goethe, E.C.F. Krauss. Iphigenie auf Tauris. With English notes. 1865.
- Goethe, E.C.F. Krauss. Hermann und Dorothea. With English notes. 1866.
- Explanatory text to S.R. Urbino's charts of the animal kingdom. 1869. "Revised and corrected by Samuel Kneeland" Google books
- L.B. Cuore [i.e. Levina Buoncuore Urbino]. Italian conversation-grammar, 5th ed. 1870 Google books
- Emil Otto. German conversation-grammar, 21st ed. 1870.
- M. Lamé Fleury; translated by Susan M. Lane. Ancient history told to children. 1870 Google books
- Eugénie Foa. Le petit Robinson de Paris, 4th ed. 1870