John Lawson Stoddard
John Lawson Stoddard (born April 24, 1850 in Brookline , Massachusetts , † June 4, 1931 in Meran , Italy) was an American travel writer .
Life
Stoddard graduated in 1871 at Williams College , then studied for two years theology at Yale Divinity School of Yale University and then taught French and Latin at the Boston Latin School .
In 1879 he began traveling around the world and published his first travel book Red Letter Days Abroad in 1883 . He processed his experiences into several series of lectures, which he gave throughout North America . These lectures were also published in book form under the title Stoddard's Lectures and most recently comprised ten volumes and five supplementary volumes. The books included numerous photographs taken by Stoddard himself, covering every field from art and architecture to archeology and natural history . These travel books gained immense popularity.
In his later life, Stoddard also wrote poetry and works on religious topics.
Since 1913 Stoddard lived in Meran in Austria-Hungary , which was occupied by Italy in 1918, and wrote enthusiastic poems in his (now listed) Villa Stoddard in Untermais : Obermais! Upper corn! Charming bit of Paradise ... .
Stoddard was married to Ida M. O'Donnell (born February 4, 1859, Morristown (Ohio) , Belmont County , † May 15, 1949 in Meran). From this marriage the son Theodore Lothrop Stoddard was born.
The grave of the Stoddard couple is in the Maiser Friedhof .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in the Dolomites of June 6, 1931
- ↑ Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
- ^ Poems at Project Gutenberg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stoddard, John Lawson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stoddard, John L. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American travel writer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brookline , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1931 |
| Place of death | Meran |