Putnam, William Lowell
1861 - Born on the 22nd of November.
1882 - He graduated from Harvard and proceeded to make a professional name for himself in legal and financial circles.
1897 - Putnam's role in Lowell Observatory's history begins when Percival Lowell succumbed to severe nervous exhaustion.
1901 - Lowell returned to work, Putnam resumed his role as the financial and legal power behind the Observatory.
1923 - Died in June, aged around 61, during Constance Lowell's attempt to contest Percival's will.
1882 - He graduated from Harvard and proceeded to make a professional name for himself in legal and financial circles.
1897 - Putnam's role in Lowell Observatory's history begins when Percival Lowell succumbed to severe nervous exhaustion.
1901 - Lowell returned to work, Putnam resumed his role as the financial and legal power behind the Observatory.
1923 - Died in June, aged around 61, during Constance Lowell's attempt to contest Percival's will.
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