Frederic Lawrence Knowles
American poet
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Frederic Lawrence Knowles was an American poet whose works included On Life's Stairway and Love Triumphant.[1]
Frederic Lawrence Knowles | |
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| Born | September 8, 1869 |
| Died | September 20, 1905 (aged 36) |
| Alma mater | Tilton School Wesleyan University Harvard University |
| Notable works | On Life's Stairway, Love Triumphant |
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]
Works
- On Life's Stairway (1900)
