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Robert Traill Spence Lowell (October 8, 1816 – September 12, 1891) was an Episcopal clergyman and educator. Biography. Lowell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Charles Russell Lowell, Sr. and Harriet Traill Spence. [1] . He studied at Round Hill School, under Joseph Cogswell and George Bancroft, and graduated from Harvard in 1833.
- Clergyman, educator
- September 12, 1891 (aged 74), Schenectady, New York
- October 8, 1816, Boston, Massachusetts
- Charles Russell Lowell, Sr. (father), Harriet Traill Spence (mother)
Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (/ ˈ l oʊ əl /; March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet. He was born into a Boston Brahmin family that could trace its origins back to the Mayflower. His family, past and present, were important subjects in his poetry.
- Poet
Aug 11, 2021 · Explore genealogy for Robert Lowell born 1917 Boston, Suffolk, MA died 1977 New York, NY including ancestors + children + 4 photos + 2 family memories + more in the free family tree community.
- March 1, 1917
- September 12, 1977
LOWELL, Robert Traill Spence, IV ("Cal") (b. 1 March 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts; d. 12 September 1977 in New York City), poet, playwright, and teacher known for his complex, confessional style, whose widely publicized protests against the Vietnam War and campaign for the peace candidate Eugene McCarthy propelled him into the political ...
Robert Traill Spence Lowell (1816-1891) Attended Harvard (A.B. 1833; Medical School Student 1833-1836) ... Letter to Robert Lowell from James Russell Lowell (Nov 2, 1828)
Shortly after abandoning England and his wife to return to Elizabeth Hardwick, on September 12, 1977, Lowell died unexpectedly of congestive heart failure in a New York City taxi. He was eulogized at Boston's Episcopal Church of the Advent and buried among his ancestors. Collected Poems was issued in 1997.
Robert Lowell, born Robert Traill Spence Lowell, IV, was an American poet whose works, confessional in nature, engaged with the questions of history and probed the dark recesses of the self. He is generally considered to be among the greatest American poets of the twentieth century.
