Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-05 | Page 1 | American Author Succumbs in Italy

American Author Author Succumbs in Italy ROME June 5 John JP-John John Lawson Lawson Lawson Law- Law son Stoddard noted American author author author au au- au- au thor who has lived in Italy several years died today nt at his villa near Merano at the age of 81 81 He was born at nt Brookline Mass educated nt at Williams college and Yale divinity divinity divin divin- ity school For nearly 20 years he promoted the Stoddard lectures in the larger American cities retirIng retiring ing lug from the platform In 1897 His 15 volumes of travel lectures written between 1898 and 1909 are probably his best known work al although although although al- al though he lie also wrote the Stoddard library and Anthology Red Letter Let Let- ter tar Days Abroad and biographies of St. St Paul and Pope Gregory the thereaL thet t reaL Great