Abbott Lawrence Lowell

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Abbott Lawrence Lowell was an influential American educator and legal scholar who served as president of Harvard University in the early 20th century, overseeing major reforms and expansion of the institution.

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instanceOf educator
human
legal scholar
university president
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
almaMater Harvard University NERFINISHED
birthDate 1856-12-13
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1943-01-06
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College

Harvard Law School
employer Harvard University
endTime 1933
familyName Lowell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork education
law
political science
university administration
fullName Abbott Lawrence Lowell NERFINISHED
genre legal scholarship
political science literature
givenName Abbott NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Lowell family NERFINISHED
notableFor controversial policies on student admissions at Harvard
expanding Harvard College’s residential house system
influencing early 20th-century American higher education
introducing a tutorial system at Harvard
reforming Harvard University’s governance
service on public commissions and committees in the United States
strengthening Harvard’s general education requirements
notableWork Essays on Government NERFINISHED
Public Opinion and Popular Government NERFINISHED
The Government of England NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
professor of government
university president
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld President of Harvard University NERFINISHED
religion Unitarianism
sibling Amy Lowell NERFINISHED
Percival Lowell NERFINISHED
spouse Anna Parker Lowell NERFINISHED
startTime 1909
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED

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