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Abbott Lawrence Lowell (December 13, 1856 – January 6, 1943) was an American educator and legal scholar. He was President of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933.
A. Lawrence Lowell was an American lawyer and educator, president of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933, who led the university in significant academic growth. A member of a prominent Boston family, Lowell was the brother of the astronomer Percival Lowell and of the poet Amy Lowell.
Attorney, educator and twenty-fourth president of Harvard University, Abbott Lawrence Lowell was born on December 13, 1856 to a “Boston Brahmin” family. He was the son of Augustus Lowell, a prominent Boston financier, and Katherine Bigelow Lawrence.
May 17, 2018 · The American college president and political scientist Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) strengthened the Harvard undergraduate college during his presidency at the university. As a political scientist, he stressed the role of parties in government.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856–1943), political scientist and president of Harvard University, was born into one of the great families of Boston society. The Lowells had been established in Massachusetts since 1639 and had contributed to American life a distinguished line of ministers, merchants, industrialists, philanthropists, jurists, and poets.
Oct 21, 2011 · Hopes were high for Abbot Lawrence Lowell in 1909, as he stood poised to replace Charles W. Eliot, class of 1853, as president of Harvard. He was “the only real candidate,” wrote Jerome D....
Abbott Lawrence Lowell, for 24 years Harvard’s president, himself largely represented what both admirers and detractors meant when they spoke of Harvard, Boston, and the New England cultural...
Nov 28, 2010 · "The Government of England (Vol. I)" by A. Lawrence Lowell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the structure and function of the English government, particularly focusing on the impact of Parliament and the Crown on the nation's political system.
Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence), 1856-1943: The Lodge-Lowell debate on the proposed league of nations, between Henry Cabot Lodge and A. Lawrence Lowell, held in Symphony hall, Boston, March 19, 1919.
Mar 26, 2015 · Lowell justified his quota by suggesting that limiting the Jewish population would help eliminate anti-Semitism. “The antiSemitic feeling among students is increasing, and it grows in proportion...
