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Edwin Abbott Abbott
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British theologian and author (1838-1926)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 20 December 1838
- Died
- 12 October 1926
- Works
- 77
Top works
- Flatlandia
- Mishoryah
- Flatland
- Flatland : a Romance of Many Dimensions
- Flatland (an Edwin Abbot Classic)
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1838-12-20 ) 20 December 1838, Marylebone , London, England
- Died
- 12 October 1926 (1926-10-12) (aged 87), Hampstead , London, England
- Education
- City of London School , St John's College, Cambridge
- Occupations
- Teacher, author
- Known for
- Flatland
- Father
- Edwin Abbott
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Abbott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Marylebone
- Place of death
- Hampstead
- Occupation
- philologist
- Educated at
- City of London School
- Employer
- City of London School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Notable work
- Flatland
- Image
- Edwin Abbott Abbott.jpg
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- Commons category
- Edwin Abbott Abbott
- date of birth
- 1838-12-20
- date of death
- 1926-10-12
- name in native language
- Edwin Abbott Abbott
- writing language
- English language
- pseudonym
- A. Square
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Edwin Abbott Abbott (20 December 1838 – 12 October 1926) was an English schoolmaster, theologian, and Anglican priest, best known as the author of the novella Flatland (1884).
Early life and education
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