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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 1855 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1857 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Learning about common things, or, Familiar instructions for children in respect to the objects around them, that attract their attention, and awaken their curiosity, in the earliest years of life

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Born 1803
Died 1879

Subjects

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

Places

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

People

Charles I King of England (1600-1649), Hannibal (247 B.C.-182 B.C), Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C), Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Cyrus the Great, King of Persia (-530 B.C. or 529 B.C), Josephine Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1763-1814), William I King of England (1027 or 1028-1087), Alfred King of England (849-899), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (-30 B.C), Cyrus King of Persia (d. 529 B.C), Elizabeth I Queen of England (1533-1603), Jacob Abbott (1803-1879), Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Nero Emperor of Rome (37-68), Pyrrhus King of Epirus (318 B.C.-272 B.C), Romulus King of Rome, Xerxes I King of Persia (519 B.C.-465 B.C. or 464 B.C), Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C. [from old catalog]), Alfred The Great, King of England (849-890), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Charles II King of England, Charles II King of England (1630-1685), Charles II King of Great Britain (1630-1685), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (69 - 30 B.C), Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C)

Time

19th century, Charles I, 1625-1649, Republic, 265-30 B.C., To 640, Alfred, 871-899, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Nero, 54-68, To 510 B.C., William I, 1066-1087, 06-05. század (Kr. e.), 1774-1793 (Louis XVI), 17th century, 265-30 av. J.-C. (République), 332-30 B.C., Charles II, 1660-1685, Conquest, 1519-1540, Henry VI, 1422-1461, Macedonian expansion, 359-323 B.C., Mary Stuart, 1542-1567, Mary Stuart, 1542-1587, Medieval period, 1066-1485, Opium War, 1840-1842, Peter I, 1689-1725, Republic, 265 B.C.-30 B.C.

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December 22, 2022 Edited by mheiman Added photo and bio
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