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Abbott Lawrence (December 16, 1792, Groton, Massachusetts – August 18, 1855) was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was among the group of industrialists that founded a settlement on the Merrimack River that would later be named for him, Lawrence, Massachusetts .
Abbott Lawrence Academy is a 9-12 community that provides a high quality, rigorous, college preparatory education for each student in a safe and nurturing learning environment that values hard work, determination and citizenship.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell (Boston, 13 de dezembro de 1856 — Boston, 6 de janeiro de 1943) foi um educador e jurisconsulto americano. Foi Presidente da Universidade Harvard de 1909 a 1933. Com um "senso aristocrático de missão e autoconfiança", [ 1 ] Lowell desempenhou importante papel no sistema educacional dos Estados Unidos e ...
Abbott Lawrence was an American merchant and philanthropist who was a major developer of the New England textile industry. He led in founding the town of Lawrence, Mass., named in his honour, and built several mills there, making it a textile centre. Lawrence joined his brother, Amos Lawrence.
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Abbott Lawrence put together modern technology and large sums of capital to fuel the new born Industrial Revolution. Under his domain were not only textiles, but selling houses, banks, insurance companies as well as railroads.
17 de mai. de 2018 · Encyclopedia of World Biography. Abbott Lawrence [1] Lowell >The American college president and political scientist Abbott Lawrence [2] >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. On Dec.
Abbot Lawrence Lowell, President of Harvard from 1909-1933. Biographical Introduction. 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.
