Notable graduates
Scientists, physicians and scholars, before they were famous
They were seniors like everyone else in these yearbooks. Each is matched to the person they became on evidence we show below — a birth date, a nickname, a team.
Men of Massachusetts, 1903 · Class of 1903
Hugh Cabot
American surgeon and medical reformer (1872–1945).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (August 11, 1872) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Hugh Cabot. Wikipedia
Newton High School · Class of 1911
Percival Symonds
American educational psychologist (1893-1960). In the yearbook: Percival Mallon Symonds.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (April 18, 1893.) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Percival Symonds. Wikipedia
Newton High School · Class of 1914
William Lloyd Prosser
American legal scholar (1898–1972).
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (March 15, 1898.) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches William Lloyd Prosser. Wikipedia
New England Conservatory of Music · Class of 1916
C. Paul Herfurth
American music educator. In the yearbook: Clarence Paul Herfurth.
How we know: Name matches C. Paul Herfurth (born 1893); their Wikipedia article names New England Conservatory of Music, and the age fits the class of 1916. Wikipedia
Springfield College · Class of 1917
Leon Harvey
American football, basketball, and ice hockey coach (1893–1983). In the yearbook: Leon R. Harvey.
How we know: Name matches Leon Harvey (born 1893); their Wikipedia article names Springfield College, and the age fits the class of 1917. Wikipedia
Fitchburg High School · Class of 1918
James L. Conrad
American academic administrator. In the yearbook: James Lawson Conrad.
How we know: Name matches James L. Conrad (born 1900); their Wikipedia article names Fitchburg High School, and the age fits the class of 1918. Wikipedia
Cambridge High and Latin School · Class of 1919
Joe Kozlowsky
American football player (1901-1970). In the yearbook: Joseph Alexander Kozlowsky.
How we know: Name matches Joe Kozlowsky (born 1901); their Wikipedia article names Cambridge High and Latin School, and the age fits the class of 1919. Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
Haskell Curry
American mathematician and logician (1900-1982). In the yearbook: Haskell Brooks Curry.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (September 12, 1900) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Haskell Curry. Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
Leo M. Davidoff
American academic. In the yearbook: Leo Max Davidoff.
How we know: Printed birth date (January 16, 1898) equals Wikidata date of birth (1898-01-16) Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
Horace B. Davis
American journalist. In the yearbook: Horace Bancroft Davis.
How we know: Name matches Horace B. Davis (born 1898); their Wikipedia article names Harvard College, and the age fits the class of 1920. Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
Seymour Harris
American economist. In the yearbook: Seymour Edwin Harris.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (September 8, 1897) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Seymour Harris. Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
Arthur Emmons Raymond
American scientist.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (March 24, 1899) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Arthur Emmons Raymond. Wikipedia
Harvard College, Class of 1920 (Harvard Nineteen Twenty Class Album) · Class of 1920
David Widder
American mathematician (1898–1990). In the yearbook: David Vernon Widder.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (March 25, 1898) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches David Widder. Wikipedia
Cambridge High and Latin School · Class of 1923
D. D. Kosambi
Indian mathematician, statistician and historian. In the yearbook: Damodar D. Kosambi.
How we know: Birth date printed in the yearbook (July 31, 1907) matches Wikidata exactly; Wikidata: educated at Cambridge High and Latin. Wikipedia
Newton High School · Class of 1925
Mary Bowman
American economist. In the yearbook: Mary Jean Bowman.
How we know: Birth date printed in the book (October 17, 1908) matches Wikidata exactly, and the name matches Mary Bowman. Wikipedia
New England Conservatory of Music · Class of 1926
John Vincent
American composer, conductor and music educator (1902-1977). In the yearbook: John Nathaniel Vincent Jr.
How we know: Name matches John Vincent (born 1902); their Wikipedia article names New England Conservatory of Music, and the age fits the class of 1926. Wikipedia
Boston Latin School · Class of 1927
Grant Gilmore
American legal scholar (1910–1982).
How we know: Name matches Grant Gilmore (born 1910); their Wikipedia article names Boston Latin School, and the age fits the class of 1926. Wikipedia
Winchester High School · Class of 1930
George A. Philbrick
American engineer (1913–1974). In the yearbook: George Arthur Philbrick.
How we know: Printed birth date (January 5, 1913) equals Wikidata date of birth (1913-01-05) Wikipedia
New Bedford High School · Class of 1930
Leo Goldberg
American astronomer.
How we know: Printed birth date (January 26, 1913) equals Wikidata date of birth (1913-01-26) Wikipedia
North Quincy High School · Class of 1936
Mary Pratt
American baseball player.
How we know: Wikipedia: “She attended North Quincy High School. After graduation, she entered Boston University's Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and participated in various sports there, including basketball, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, field hockey, tennis, archery, and sailing. Pratt earned a degree in physical education in 1940.” The yearbook name, school and class year (1936) fit the Wikidata birth year (1918). Wikipedia
Boston Latin School · Class of 1940
Daniel Gorenstein
American mathematician (1923–1992).
How we know: Wikidata: educated at Boston Latin School; Wikidata place (Boston) matches the school town Wikipedia
Boston Latin School · Class of 1940
George Mostow
American mathematician (1923–2017).
How we know: Name matches George Mostow (born 1923); their Wikipedia article names Boston Latin School, and the age fits the class of 1940. Wikipedia
Boston Latin School · Class of 1942
John E. Brooks
American Roman Catholic priest, academic and educator. In the yearbook: John Edward Brooks.
How we know: Wikipedia: “Brooks attended Boston Latin School, after which he enrolled at the College of the Holy Cross in the fall of 1942.” The yearbook name, school and class year (1942) fit the Wikidata birth year (1923). Wikipedia
Boston Latin School · Class of 1942
Albert J. Kelley
American guidance systems engineer. In the yearbook: Albert Joseph Kelley.
How we know: Name matches Albert J. Kelley (born 1924); their Wikipedia article names Boston Latin School, and the age fits the class of 1942. Wikipedia
New Bedford High School · Class of 1945
Samuel Genensky
American computer scientist (1927-2009). In the yearbook: Samuel Milton Genensky.
How we know: Printed birth date (July 26, 1927) equals Wikidata date of birth (1927-07-26); Wikidata place (New Bedford) matches the school town; Wikipedia: “When he applied to attend high school at New Bedford High School, he was directed to the Perkins Institute for the Blind instead (in Watertown, Massachusetts).” (names the school) Wikipedia