Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter (1876-1963)

American Writer & Translator, of Oxford & Princeton, New Jersey

She was born at Towanda in Pennsylvania and became best known for translating almost all of the works of Thomas Mann for their first publication in English. In 1911, she married E.A. Loew (who became "Lowe" from 1918), the Lithuanian-American Professor of Palaeography at Oxford and Princeton. They had three daughters including the grandmother of U.K. Prime Minister Boris (Kemal) Johnson.

Parents (2)

Henry Clinton Porter

Pharmacist, of Towanda, Pennsylvania

1851-1922

Clara (Holcombe) Porter

Mrs Clara (Holcombe) Porter

1849-1927

Spouse (1)

Elias Avery Lowe

E.A. Loew/Lowe, Professor of Palaeography at Oxford & Princeton Universities

1879-1969

Children (1)

Beatrice (Lowe) Fawcett

Lady Frances "Beatrice" (Lowe) Fawcett

1913-2001