- Date:
- 1913
- Original Format:
- Photographic Print
- Item#:
- MES18937
Abbott L. Lowell (1856-1943)
Abbott L. Lowell was an American lawyer and educator. He was president of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933, and he 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.