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Aarons, Slim b. October 29, 1916 d. May 23, 2006
Photographer. He was born in Manhattan, New York. He worked mainly for society publications, taking pictures of the rich and famous both before and after serving as a photographer for the US military magazine Yank during World War II. His work has been included in the publications Town and Country, Holiday, Venture and LIFE. His subject matter covered American and European society as well as nobility and both minor and major stars of the day. His most celebrated image was shot on New Year's Eve...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Abbot, Henry Larcom b. August 13, 1831 d. October 1, 1927
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. He graduated in 1854 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, placing 2nd in his class. He was posted in the Topographical Engineer Corps, where he served until the beginning of the Civil War. During the July 21, 1861 Battle of First Bull Run he was wounded while serving on the staff of Major General Irwin McDowell. He then served on the staff of the Army of...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Fuschia Path, Lot 3705
Adams, Hannah b. October 2, 1755 d. December 15, 1831
Author. She wrote a number of works on religious themes, including "Alphabetical Compendium of the Various Sects Which Have Appeared from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Present Day," "A Summary History of New England," "History of the Jews" and "Letters on the Gospels."
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Agassiz, Elizabeth b. December 5, 1822 d. June 27, 1907
Scientist. The wife of naturalist Louis Agassiz, she helped to organize and manage the Thayer Expedition to Brazil in 1865, and the Hassler Expedition to the Strait of Magellan in 1871. She co-wrote "A First Lesson in Natural History," "Seaside Studies in Natural History," and "A Journey in Brazil". She served as President of Radcliffe College from 1882 to 1899.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Agassiz, Louis b. May 28, 1807 d. December 12, 1873
Scientist. He was a paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and one of the founding fathers of the modern scientific tradition. Born in Montier, Switzerland, he was educated in the universities of Switzerland and Germany as a physician, when he immigrated to the United States in 1848, to accepted a professorship at Harvard. In 1859, he founded the Museum of Comparative Zoology. He urged the creation of a National Academy of Sciences, became a founding member in 1863 and was also appointed a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey b. November 11, 1836 d. March 19, 1907
Author, Poet, Editor. Aldrich was an only child and his father often moved the whole family as he followed business opportunities. Shortly after his birth, the family moved from New Hampshire to New York for four years, then to New Orleans for about three years. He would later fictionalize these experiences of his childhood in the book "The Story of a Bad Boy" (1870). In 1849, Aldrich returned to New Hampshire to prepare for college. His father's death later that year, however, inspired him to...[Read More] (Bio by: Midnightdreary)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Allen, Elisha Hunt b. January 28, 1804 d. January 1, 1883
US Congressman. He was elected as a Whig to represent Maine's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1841 to 1843. In 1869 he was appointed as the Kingdom of Hawaii's Minister to the United States and served 14 years in that capacity. He died in office in 1883 while attending a diplomatic reception at the White House in Washington, DC. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Allston, Washington b. November 5, 1779 d. July 9, 1843
Artist, Poet. After studying at Harvard, Allston was admitted to the Royal Academy in London. He practiced as a painter in Europe, where he met with great success and spent time with notable individuals like Washington Irving and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His wife died shortly after his first collection of poetry was published; a few years later, he returned to the United States and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His work was exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum; it was the first exhibition...[Read More] (Bio by: Midnightdreary)
Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Andrew, John Forrester b. November 26, 1850 d. May 30, 1895
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1889 to 1893.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Andrews, George Leonard b. August 31, 1828 d. April 4, 1899
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1851, placing 1st in his class of 42 (the class contained future Union Generals James StC. Morton, Kenner Garrard and William Whipple, as well as future Confederate...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Fir Avenue Path, Lot 1466
Angell, George Thorndike b. June 5, 1823 d. March 16, 1909
Social Reformer. He was the founder of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Appleton, Nathan b. October 1, 1779 d. July 14, 1861
Industrialist, US Congressman. He was one of the founders of the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, and one of the fathers of the American Industrial Revolution. He was elected as a National Republican and as a Whig to represent Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1831 to 1833, and from June to September, 1842.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Narcissus Path
Appleton, William b. November 16, 1786 d. February 15, 1862
US Congressman. He was elected as a Whig to represent Massachusetts' 1st and 5th Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1851 to 1855, and from March to September, 1861.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Bacon, Robert [original burial site] b. July 5, 1860 d. May 29, 1919
Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Diplomat. A Harvard University graduate, in 1905 he left the JP Morgan firm to become Assistant Secretary of State. He held this position until he was appointed Secretary of State by President Theodore Roosevelt, serving from January 27, 1909 to March 5, 1909. In 1909 President William Howard Taft appointed him Ambassador to France. Upon returning to the United States in 1912 he journeyed to South America on behalf of the Carnegie Endowment. In 1914 he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Barlow, Reginald b. June 17, 1866 d. July 6, 1943
Actor. He appeared in 75 films from 1915 to 1943 including: "Mata Hari," "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang," "King Kong," "Bride of Frankenstein," "Lloyd's of London," "The Toast of New York," "Tower of London," and "Scotland Yard." (Bio by: Tony Scott)
Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Bartlett, John b. June 14, 1820 d. December 3, 1905
Author. He was famed his compiling and publishing a work containing famous quotes in 1855. His "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations" are still being printed with annual updates in the present day.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Belknap, Jeremy b. June 4, 1744 d. June 20, 1798
Historian, Author. He was the founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and his three-volume "History of New Hampshire" (published between 1784 and 1792) became the first modern historical work by an American. Originally buried at the Granary Burial Ground, his remains were later moved to Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Bigelow, John Prescott b. August 25, 1797 d. July 4, 1872
Boston Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from 1849 to 1851.
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Biggs, E. Power b. March 29, 1906 d. March 10, 1977
Musician. Born Edward George Power Biggs, he was a concert organist and most influential figures in American music during the middle decades of the twentieth century. His name became a household word during the 1940s and 1950s, with his Sunday morning radio broadcasts which brought fine organ music of all periods to listeners throughout the United States. As a renowned recitalist and recording artist, he played everything from Buxtehude, Bach, and Handel to Hindemith, Scott Joplin, and Ives. He...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Booth, Edwin Thomas d. June 7, 1893
Actor. The foremost American Shakespearean performer of the 19th century. First American to perform Shakespeare for the British Crown in a command performance of "Hamlet" for Queen Victoria. Founder of The Player's Club, Gramercy Park, New York City, Hew York. He was the son of Junius Booth, the chief rival of Edmund Kean on the English stage, and the elder brother of John Wilkes Booth assassin of Abraham Lincoln. During the Civil War he saved the life of Robert Lincoln, President Lincoln's son...[Read More]
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

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