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Abbott Lawrence Lowell

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abbott Lawrence Lowell 1856-1943, American educator, president of Harvard (1909-33), b. Boston, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1877; LL.B., 1880); brother of Percival Lowell and Amy Lowell. He practiced law in Boston for 17 years and joined the Harvard faculty in 1897 as a lecturer in political science, becoming a professor in 1900. In 1909 he succeeded Charles W. Eliot as president. As Eliot had developed the graduate schools of Harvard, Lowell turned his attention to the undergraduate college. To combat specialization, he introduced (1914) a modification of the elective system, established (1917) the... Read more
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Abbott Lawrence Lowell The American college president and political scientist Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) strengthened the Harvard...in government. On Dec. 13, 1856, Abbott Lawrence Lowell was born into one of the leading... Read more
Lowell, Abbott Lawrence 1855-1943
LOWELL, ABBOTT LAWRENCE 1855-1943 President of harvard university...self-taught expert on government, Abbott Lawrence Lowell during his tenure as president of...revamping the residential system. Lowell was also instrumental in the installation... Read more

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