Lowell
Americannoun
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Abbott Lawrence 1856–1943, political scientist and educator: president of Harvard University 1909–33.
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his sister Amy, 1874–1925, U.S. poet and critic.
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James Russell, 1819–91, U.S. poet, essayist, and diplomat.
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Percival, 1855–1916, U.S. astronomer and author (brother of Abbott Lawrence Lowell and Amy Lowell).
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Robert, 1917–77, U.S. poet.
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a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “little wolf.”
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Amy ( Lawrence ). 1874–1925, US imagist poet and critic
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James Russell. 1819–91, US poet, essayist, and diplomat, noted for his series of poems in Yankee dialect, Biglow Papers (1848; 1867)
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Robert ( Traill Spence ). 1917–77, US poet. His volumes of verse include Lord Weary's Castle (1946), Life Studies (1959), For the Union Dead (1964), and a book of free translations of European poems, Imitations (1961)
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Berryman answered his own question—“Cal’s number one, isn’t he?”—using the nickname of his friendly rival Robert Lowell, then at the height of his powers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Peter’s animated explanatory journalism won the 2025 Lowell Thomas Award and his piece breaking down brain-reading implants won the 2024 Society for News Design Award of Excellence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Lowell, which requires students to apply for admission, is routinely ranked among the highest-performing public high schools in California, according to U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
During Friday's hearing, one of Lemon's lawyers, Abbe Lowell, expressed concerns to the judge that investigators had taken Lemon's mobile phone when they arrested him in Los Angeles late last month, according to US media.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Lowell was posthumously hailed everywhere as a genius of the first order, and Tombaugh was largely forgotten, except among planetary astronomers, who tend to revere him.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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