Lowell, Amy Lawrence (1874-1925)

Name:

Lowell, Amy Lawrence (1874-1925)

Title:

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, for "What's O'Clock," awarded in 1926, posthumously.

Born:

02/09/1874

Birthplace:

Brookline, MA

Died:

05/12/1925

Residence:

Brookline, MA

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Poet -- started in 1902. First published work in 1910, in Atlantic Monthly. First published collection of her poetry, A Dome of Many-Colored Glass, appeared 2 years later.

Father:

Lowell, Augustus (1830-1900)

Mother:

Lawrence, Katherine Bigelow

Relations:

Partner and patron: Ada Dwyer Russell
Siblings:
Lowell, Percival (1855-1916; b. Boston; astronomer)
Lowell, Abbott Lawrence (1856-1943; b. Boston; president of Harvard University; m. Anna Parker Lowell, 1879)
Lowell, Katharine (1858-; b. Boston; m. Alfred Roosevelt, 1882)
Lowell, Elizabeth (1862-; twin; b. Boston; m. William Lowell Putnam, 1888)
Lowell, Roger (1862-1863; twin; Boston)
Lowell, Mary (1870-; d. infant, Boston)
Parents: Katherine Bigelow Lawrence (1832-1895) and Augustus Lowell (1830-1900)
Grandparents: Katherine Bigelow (1793-1860) and Abbott Lawrence (1792-1855). Elizabeth Cabot Putnam and John Amory Lowell.
Great-grandparents: Lucy Prescott and Timothy Bigelow (1767-1821). Susanna Parker (1755-1845) and Samuel Lawrence (1754-1827). Rebecca Amory and John Lowell.

Spouse:

(none)

Children:

(none)

Notes:

COLLECTIONS: Collected Books
STATUS: Lived as a socialite; travelled widely
DEATH: died of cerebral hemorrhage