Robert Means Lawrence
Robert Means Lawrence (May 14, 1847 - March 7, 1935) was an American physician and writer.
Robert Means Lawrence | |
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| Born | May 14, 1847 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 7, 1935 (aged 87) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Burial place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Education | Harvard Medical School |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, writer |
| Spouse | Katherine Lawrence Cleaveland (m. 1870) |
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Biography edit
Lawrence was born in Boston. His parents were William Richards Lawrence and Susan Coombs Dana.[1] His grandfather was Amos Adams Lawrence. He attended Harvard Medical School where he received his M.D. in 1873.[1] He worked as a physician at the Boston Dispensary and as an assistant surgeon of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers (1877-1882).[1]
He married Katherine Lawrence Cleaveland on June 30, 1870 and lived in Lexington, Massachusetts.[1] They had two daughters, Madeline and Isabel. He later lived in Washington and then Boston.[1]
Lawrence was interested in genealogy. He was baptized at Cathedral Church of St. Paul and became a warden of the congregation.[1]
He died at his home in Boston on March 7, 1935, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.[2]
Publications edit
- Historical Sketches of Some Members of the Lawrence Family (1888)
- The Magic of the Horseshoe (1898)[3]
- The Descendants of Major Samuel Lawrence, of Groton, Massachusetts, With Some Mention of Allied Families (1904)
- Primitive Therapy and Quackery (1910)
- The Reverend Amos Adams, A.M. (1728-1775): Patriot Minister of Roxbury, Massachusetts (1912)
- The Site of Saint Paul's Cathedral, Boston, and Its Neighborhood (1916)
- Old Park Street and Its Vicinity (1922)
- New England Colonial Life (1927)
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Lawrence, William. (Oct., 1944 - May, 1947). Robert Means Lawrence. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Third Series 68: 451-454.
- ^ "Funeral Services for Dr Robert M. Lawrence". The Boston Globe. March 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved June 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newell, W. W. (1898). Reviewed Work: The Magic of the Horse-Shoe by Robert Means Lawrence. Journal of American Folklore 11 (43): 305.
External links edit
- Works by Robert Means Lawrence at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Robert Means Lawrence at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)