Frederic Lawrence Knowles

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Frederic Lawrence Knowles
Born(1869-09-08)September 8, 1869
Lawrence, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 20, 1905(1905-09-20) (aged 36)
Alma mater Tilton School
Wesleyan University
Harvard University
Notable worksOn Life's Stairway, Love Triumphant

Frederic Lawrence Knowles was an American poet whose works included On Life's Stairway and Love Triumphant. [1]

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Life

Knowles was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of Reverend Daniel C. Knowles, a Methodist minister, and Lucia M. (née Barrows) Knowles. [2] [3] He graduated from Tilton Seminary, now Tilton School, in 1890 and went on to attend Wesleyan University. [2] At Wesleyan, he was an editor for the Wesleyan Literary Monthly and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. [2] He was also a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity. [2] He graduated from Wesleyan in 1894. [2] In 1896, he graduated from Harvard University with an AB. [2] After leaving Harvard, he taught at his alma mater, Tilton Seminary, where his father was Head of School, for a few years before becoming a manuscript reader for Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. [2]

Knowles died on September 20, 1905 in Roxbury from typhoid fever. [3]

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References

  1. "Frederic Lawrence Knowles - Frederic Lawrence Knowles Biography - Poem Hunter". www.poemhunter.com. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Writer. The Writer. 1901.
  3. 1 2 Thayer, William Roscoe; Castle, William Richards; Howe, Mark Antony De Wolfe; Pier, Arthur Stanwood; Voto, Bernard Augustine De; Morrison, Theodore (1906). The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association.