Jarves, James Jackson

Jarves, James Jackson( 1818–88),
born in Boston, during his wide travels became editor of the Polynesian (1840–48), the first Hawaiian newspaper. His books include Scenes and Scenery in the Sandwich Islands (1843), Parisian Sights (1852), Italian Sights (1856), and several works of art criticism, mainly dealing with Italian painting, of which he formed a great collection, in part now owned by Yale University.