▁This ▁university ▁received ▁prof ound ▁support ▁from ▁Harvard ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁merged ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁academic ▁learning ▁with ▁Heidel berg ▁University , ▁except ▁medicine ▁and ▁law ▁which ▁still ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Academ ic ▁Council , ▁although ▁joint ▁academic ▁activities ▁were ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Europe ▁Command . ▁No ▁current ▁activities ▁are ▁known ▁since ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁depart ed ▁Heidel berg . ▁ ▁B anc ro ft ▁c apped ▁off ▁his ▁education ▁with ▁a ▁European ▁tour , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁sought ▁out ▁almost ▁every ▁distinguished ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁letters , ▁science ▁and ▁art , ▁including ▁Johann ▁Wolfgang ▁von ▁Go ethe , ▁Wilhelm ▁von ▁H umb old t , ▁Friedrich ▁Daniel ▁Ernst ▁Sch le ier m acher , ▁Georg ▁Wilhelm ▁Friedrich ▁H eg el , ▁Lord ▁By ron , ▁Bar th old ▁Georg ▁Nie bu hr , ▁Christian ▁Charles ▁Jos ias ▁Bun sen , ▁Friedrich ▁Karl ▁von ▁Sav igny , ▁V arn hagen ▁von ▁En se , ▁Victor ▁C ousin , ▁Benjamin ▁Constant ▁and ▁Aless andro ▁Man z oni . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁education ▁and ▁literature ▁B anc ro ft ' s ▁father ▁had ▁devoted ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁min istry . ▁While ▁the ▁young ▁man ▁delivered ▁several ▁ser m ons ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁which ▁produced ▁a ▁favor able ▁impression , ▁the ▁love ▁of ▁literature ▁proved ▁the ▁stronger ▁attachment . ▁ ▁His