george rogers howell (june 15, 1833 - april 5, 1899) was an american historian, genealogist, and science fiction writer. a graduate of yale college (1854), he received the m.a. from yale university in 1885. he entered princeton theological seminary in 1861 and served briefly as a presbyterian minister. in 1872 he was appointed assistant librarian of the new york state library in albany. he also served as secretary for some 15 years of the albany institute.