Percival Lowell: Astronomer and Mars Observer Early Life:Percival Lowell was born on March 13, 1855, in Boston, Massachusetts, into the prominent Lowell family. He was the brother of the poet Amy Lowell and the president of Harvard University, Abbott Lawrence Lowell. Percival’s early education took place at Noble and Greenough School in Boston, followed by… Continue reading Biography of Famous Scientist Percival Lowell