Palmer, George Herbert (1842–1933)

US philosopher. Most noted as a critic and expositor, his writings include The Nature of Goodness (1904), studies of Sophocles and Vergil, a 1905 biography of the poet George Herbert (after whom he was named), and a 1930 autobiography.

Palmer was born in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard (1864), he studied abroad, then returned to teach Greek and (1872–1913) philosophy there. He was married to the educator Alice Elvira Palmer.