▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁def enders ▁Category : S outh ▁Korean ▁football ers ▁Category : D ae je on ▁H ana ▁Cit izen ▁FC ▁players ▁Category : P oh ang ▁Ste el ers ▁players ▁Category : G w ang ju ▁Sang mu ▁FC ▁players ▁Category : K ▁League ▁ 1 ▁players ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁U ls an <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁B anc ro ft ▁( Oct ober ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁historian ▁and ▁states man ▁who ▁was ▁prominent ▁in ▁prom oting ▁secondary ▁education ▁both ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁state ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁levels . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy , ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁at ▁Ann apolis ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁American ▁diplom at ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁best - known ▁writ ings ▁is ▁the ▁mag ister ial ▁series , ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁from ▁the ▁Disc overy ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Cont inent . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁His ▁family ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay ▁since ▁ 1 6 3 2 , ▁and ▁his ▁father , ▁A aron ▁B anc ro ft , ▁was ▁distinguished ▁as ▁a