People

Asa Gray (1810-1888)

Asa Gray, preeminent American botanist and Harvard professor, was born on November 18, 1810 in Sauquoit, New York.

William Barton Rogers (1804-1882)

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

Helen Brooke Taussig (1898 – 1986)

Known as a pioneering pediatric cardiologist,” Helen Brooke Taussig was born on May 24, 1898. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Helen was the youngest of four children. Her father Frank W. Taussig, a well-known economist,

Clara Endicott Sears (1863-1960)

Clara Endicott Sears, preservationist, historian, and author, was born in Boston on December 16, 1863.

Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)

Julia Ward Howe, author of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and noted Woman’s Club and suffrage leader, was born in New York City on May 27, 1819.

Ludlow Griscom (1890-1958)

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

Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867)

There really is no one like Nathaniel Parker Willis (January 20, 1806 – January 20, 1867), the American poet, editor, publisher, travel essayist and, for a time, the highest-paid magazine writer of his day. He was born in Portland, Maine, …

Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1810-1850)

Margaret Fuller Ossoli, author and Transcendentalist, was born in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts on May 23, 1810.

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.

Explore our Interactive Map now » Learn More »

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