About Robert Means Lawrence
Lived 1847 – 1935 (aged 87). Robert Means Lawrence was an American writer, physician and genealogist.
Robert Means Lawrence (May 14, 1847 – March 7, 1935) was an American physician and writer.
Biography
Lawrence was born in Boston. His parents were William Richards Lawrence and Susan Coombs Dana. He worked as a physician at the Boston Dispensary and as an assistant surgeon of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers (1877-1882).
Publications
Historical Sketches of Some Members of the Lawrence Family (1888) The Magic of the Horseshoe (1898) 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)
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Who was Robert Means Lawrence?
American physician and writer (1847-1935)
When was Robert Means Lawrence born?
Robert Means Lawrence was born on 14 May 1847 in Boston.
When did Robert Means Lawrence die?
Robert Means Lawrence died on 7 March 1935 in Boston.
What was Robert Means Lawrence's occupation?
Robert Means Lawrence was a writer, physician and genealogist.
What nationality was Robert Means Lawrence?
Robert Means Lawrence was American.
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