Laban Lacy Rice
Laban Lacy Rice | |
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Born | educator and author | October 14, 1870
Spouse | Blanche Alexander Buchanan |
Children | 2 |
Dr. Laban Lacy Rice (October 14, 1870 – February 13, 1973) was an educator, author, and president of Cumberland University. He was an international authority on relativity.
Early life
He was born in Dixon, Kentucky, to Laban Marchbanks Rice, a Confederate veteran and prominent tobacco merchant, and his wife, Martha Lacy. He was the older brother of the poet Cale Young Rice. Lacy Rice grew up with his family in Evansville, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky.[1]
He received his
Career
He served as a professor of English at Cumberland University, as headmaster at
His birthplace in Webster County, Kentucky, is designated by Historic Marker #1508, which reads:
Birthplace of Rice brothers, Cale Young, 1872–1943, noted poet and author; Laban Lacy, 1870–1973, well-known educator and author. Lacy published The Best Poetic Works of Cale Young Rice after Cale's death. Included in famous collection is poem, "The Mystic." Cale married Alice Hegan, also a distinguished Kentucky writer. Home overlooks Memorial Garden.[3]
Death
He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1973, at the age of 102, and was buried at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Tennessee.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Hale, Will Thomas; Merritt, Dixon L. (1913). A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities · Volume 6. New York: Lewis publishing Company. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ a b "Dr. Laban Lacy Rice, 102, Educator, Author, Lecturer". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. 15 Feb 1973. p. 46. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Search For Markers". explorekyhistory.ky.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2022.