George Cabot Lodge
1873–1909 (age 36)
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Biography
George Cabot Lodge, born in 1873 to a family engaged in public life, pursued his passion in the realm of poetry. Educated at Harvard and abroad, he wrote with a lyrical sensibility shaped by classical and European influences, earning praise for verses that touched on heroism, destiny, and the human heart.
Though his life was cut short by illness, his poems remained cherished for their rich imagery and earnest examination of civic and spiritual questions, and they provided inspiration to readers on both sides of the Atlantic. He is remembered today as a gifted writer whose promise was bright yet brief.