Lowenhaupt, Warren Hiram, 1891-1967

Warren H. Lowenhaupt (1891-1967) received his B.A. degree from Yale in 1914; his M.A. in 1916; and his Ph.D. in 1917. In 1926 he received a LL.B. from Columbia. Lowenhaupt was an assistant in English at Yale from 1915-1917. He served as an officer in World War I, and was secretary to Justice Tounley of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York. Lowenhaupt was curator of bookplates and research associate at the Yale University Library, 1952-1960, and an honorary trustee, 1961-1967.

Warren H. Lowenhaupt (1891-1967) received his B.A. degree from Yale in 1914, his M.A. in 1916, and his Ph.D. in 1917. In 1926 he received a LL.B. from Columbia. Lowenhaupt was an assistant in English at Yale from 1915-1917. He served as an officer in World War I, and was secretary to Justice Tounley of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York. Lowenhaupt was curator of bookplates and research associate at the Yale University Library, 1952-1960, and an honorary trustee, 1961-1967.

WARREN HIRAM LOWENHAUPT was born in Brooklyn; N. Y., August 13, 1891, and has lived in Plainfield, N. J., Hartford, Conn., and Middle Haddam, Conn.

His father, John P. Lowenhaupt, was born in Bavaria, in 1855, but has spent most of his life in New York City. He is a fruit grower. Mrs. Lowenhaupt was Marie E. Karbaum; she lived in New York City before marriage, and died March 7, 1909, in Hartford. There were four sons in the family; three now living.

Warren prepared for Yale at the Hartford Public High School. He received a High Oration, was the Ten Eyck Orator, and was the recipient of the Berkeley premium in Latin composition. He received honorable mention in the Andrew D. White history prize competition, tied for first place in the Donald Annis English and German competition prize, won the John Addison Porter prize in American history, received honorable mention in the John Addison Porter University prize competition (1913), and held a Scott Hurtt scholarship. He was a member of the Freshman Class and Intercollegiate Debating teams, an alternate on the Interdepartment Team, and a member of the Yale Debating Association. Pundits. Society for the Study of Socialism. Freshman year he roomed alone, 525 Pierson; Sophomore year with Joseph A. Levy, 169 Lawrance; Junior year alone, 366 White; and Senior year with M. L. Knowlton and M. Tenney, 59 Vanderbilt.

Lowenhaupt expects to take up teaching and will enter the Yale Graduate School. His permanent address is Middle Haddam, Conn.

(From History of the Class of Nineteen Fourteen, 1914.)

WARREN HIRAM LOWENHAUPT, BA 1914, MA 1916, PhD 1917; LLB Columbia Univ 1926. Asst English 1915-17; Curator Bookplates and Research Assoc University Library 1952-*29 Sept 1967; Trustee Yale Library Associates 1956-1960, Hon Trustee 1961-1967.

(From Historical Register of Yale University, 1951-1968.)

*Died October 4, 1967.