Background
Lowe, Ephraim Noble was born on May 5, 1864 in Utica, Mississippi, United States. Son of Edmund F. and Emily M. (Peyton) Lowe.
Lowe, Ephraim Noble was born on May 5, 1864 in Utica, Mississippi, United States. Son of Edmund F. and Emily M. (Peyton) Lowe.
Bachelor of Philisophy, University of Mississippi, 1884. Post-graduate work, in absentia, same university, 1 year, 1890. Doctor of Medicine Tulane University, 1892.
Studied University of Chicago, summers 1905, 06, 07.
May (deceased). Engaged in private geological and biological work in Colorado, 1887-1889. Practiced medicine in Mississippi, 1892-1893, in Colorado, 1893-1902, also geological work. Assistant in geology and biology, 1905-1907, Acting professor, 1907-1908, professor, 1908-1909, University of Mississippi.
Director Mississippi Geological Survey, since 1909.
Head of Department of Geology, University of Mississippi, since 1924.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geography Society. Member Methodist Episcopal Church, South Knights of Pythias.
Married Sarah Yeager, November 28, 1895 (died 1898). Married second, Laura Edna Haley, May 14, 1904. Children: Marguerite Emily, Edmund Peyton.