“The late Prof. Upton of Brown, a friend of the family, gave me the freedom of the college observatory, (Ladd Observatory) & I came & went there at will on my bicycle.” — H.P. Lovecraft.

Possibly this was the man who saved Lovecraft’s life. As a youth Lovecraft was contemplating throwing himself into the river in despair — just before the kind offer came from Prof. Upton.