People

Ludlow Griscom (1890-1958)

Ludlow Griscom, an ornithologist known as “Dean of the Birdwatchers,” was born on June 17, 1890 in New York City.

Thomas Gold Appleton (1812-1884)

Celebrated patron of the fine arts, as well as collector, writer, and amateur artist, Thomas Gold Appleton was born in Boston on March 31, 1812 – the eldest child of wealthy New England merchant-manufacturer Nathan Appleton. Appleton was extraordinarily close …

Horatio Greenough (1805 – 1852)

A noted American sculptor, Horatio Greenough was born on September 6, 1805 in Boston, Massachusetts.

William Barton Rogers (1804-1882)

Best known for founding the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, William Barton Rogers was born on December 7, 1804.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (1917-2007)

Best known for being a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was born on October 15, 1917.

Eleanor Raymond (1887 – 1989)

Architect Lot 637 Greenbrier Path Architect Eleanor Raymond was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was one of seven children of Thomas Cole Raymond, a railroad purchasing agent from Boston, and Josephine McAndrew Watt from Illinois. The couple married in 1874 and …

Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848)

Best known as one of the wealthiest men in Boston and its third mayor, Harrison Gray Otis was born on October 8, 1765.

I. F. (“Izzy”) Stone (1907-1989)

Best known as an investigative reporter, journalist and publisher, I. F. Stone was born on December 24, 1907. Originally born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Isidor Feinstein, I. F. Stone was raised in New Jersey by his parents who were Russian Jewish immigrants.

A Landscape of Memory

More than 100,000 individuals are buried and commemorated at Mount Auburn. We honor the lives and legacies of all those now resting at the Cemetery who have helped to shape the world in which we live.

Writers, educators, reformers, artists, scientists and inventors are among those whose influence can still be seen throughout Boston, the New England region, nationally, and even internationally.

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Burial Search

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Burial Search

Visit our interactive map to quickly find the location of individuals buried at Mount Auburn. For additional assistance, complete a request for a burial location verification through our online store.

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Burial Search

Visit our interactive map to quickly find the location of individuals buried at Mount Auburn. For additional assistance, complete a request for a burial location verification through our online store.

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