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Jacob Abbott

From 1825 to 1829 Abbott was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to preach by the Hampshire Association in 1826; founded the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829, and was principal of it in 1829–1833; was pastor of Eliot Congregational Church (which he founded), at Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1834–1835; and was, with his brothers, a founder, and in 1843–1851 a principal of Abbott's Institute, and in 1845–1848 of the Mount Vernon School for Boys, in New York City.

He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. He wrote 180 books and was a coauthor or editor of 31 more. He died in Farmington, Maine, where he had spent part of his time after 1839, and where his brother, Samuel Phillips Abbott, founded the Abbott School. [Wikipedia]

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Born 1803
Died 1879

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    First published in 1846 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1856 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1847 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1843 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1916 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1853 — 1 edition
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Born 1803
Died 1879

Subjects

Juvenile literature, Juvenile fiction, Conduct of life, Children, Children's stories, History, Early works to 1800, Biography, Description and travel, Country life, Education, Boys, Children's stories, American, Kings and rulers, Cousins, Thought and thinking, Brothers and sisters, Responsibility, Travel, Voyages and travels, Christian life, Farm life, Fiction, Uncles, Girls

Places

Great Britain, Rome, Scotland, United States, Iran, Maine, New York (State), Vermont, England, Erie Canal (N.Y.), Europe, France, Italy, London (England), New York, New York (N.Y.), Springfield (Mass.), Switzerland, Alps, Atlantic Ocean, Boston (Mass.), Carthage (Extinct city), China, Egypt, Epirus (Greece and Albania)

People

Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C), Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Charles I King of England (1600-1649), Cyrus King of Persia (d. 529 B.C), Cyrus the Great, King of Persia (-530 B.C. or 529 B.C), Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C. [from old catalog]), Alfred King of England (849-899), Alfred The Great, King of England (849-890), Charles II King of England, Charles II King of England (1630-1685), Charles II King of Great Britain (1630-1685), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (-30 B.C), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (69 - 30 B.C), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C,), Cyrus Emperor of Persia, Darius I King of Persia (548 B.C.-485 B.C), Darius I King of Persia (548-485 B.C), Elizabeth I Queen of England (1533-1603), Genghis Khan (1162-1227), Genghis Khan (1162-1227,), Hannibal (247 B.C.-182 B.C), Hannibal (247-182 B.C), Hannibval (247-183 B.C), Hernán Cortés (1485-1547)

Time

19th century, Republic, 265-30 B.C., Charles I, 1625-1649, To 640, 06-05. század (Kr. e.), 1774-1793 (Louis XVI), 17th century, 265-30 av. J.-C. (République), 332-30 B.C., Alfred, 871-899, Charles II, 1660-1685, Conquest, 1519-1540, Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Henry VI, 1422-1461, Macedonian expansion, 359-323 B.C., Mary Stuart, 1542-1567, Mary Stuart, 1542-1587, Medieval period, 1066-1485, Nero, 54-68, Opium War, 1840-1842, Peter I, 1689-1725, Revolution, 1789-1799, Richard I, 1189-1199, Richard II, 1377-1399, Richard III, 1483-1485

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December 22, 2022 Edited by mheiman Added photo and bio
December 22, 2022 Edited by mheiman Added new photo
December 22, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import