Robert Means Lawrence (May 14, 1847 - March 7, 1935) was an American physician and writer.

His parents were William Richards Lawrence and Susan Coombs Dana.

[1] He worked as a physician at the Boston Dispensary and as an assistant surgeon of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers (1877-1882).

[1] He married Katherine Lawrence Cleaveland on June 30, 1870 and lived in Lexington, Massachusetts.

[1] He died at his home in Boston on March 7, 1935, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.