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2 unusual facts about Larz Anderson


Baldwin the Eagle

Another notable incarnation of the Boston College Eagle is a gilded bronze osprey sculpture that diplomat Larz Anderson and Isabel Weld Perkins, his socialite heiress wife, brought back from Japan in the early 20th century.

Lars Anderson

Larz Anderson (1866–1937), wealthy businessman and diplomat (or one of his similarly named forefathers)


Anderson Memorial Bridge

Often assumed to be named after Larz Anderson, the bridge was actually built by him as a memorial to his father, Nicholas Longworth Anderson.


see also

Quentin Compson

A plaque on the Anderson Memorial Bridge (commonly but incorrectly called Larz Anderson Bridge) over the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, commemorates his life and death.