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1814 – 1877John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877)Died 29 May 1877, aged 63John Lothrop Motley was an American historian and diplomat best known for his multivolume history of the Dutch Republic's revolt against Spain. He served as United States minister to Austria and later to Great Britain. His histories were widely read in the nineteenth century for their narrative style.