Bancroft School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Bancroft School include:

  • Esther Forbes, Class of 1908, winner of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for History for a biography of Paul Revere and the 1944 Newbery Medal for Johnny Tremain
  • Mahlon Hoagland biochemist, discoverer of amino-acid activating enzymes.
  • Myra Kraft (née Hiatt), (1942–2011), Bancroft Class of 1960: Philanthropist with the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation; Robert K. and Myra H. Kraft Foundation; American Repertory Theatre; Brandeis University; United Way of Massachusetts Bay; Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston; Kraft Stadium for American football in Jerusalem.
  • Robert Waring Stoddard, Class of 1923, former editor of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and one of the founders of the John Birch Society.

Dave Gerhardt, Class of 2005, notable ornithologist and amateur octogenarian.

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