Jacob Abbott
Sign in to saveAmerican writer of children's books (1803-1879)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1803
- Died
- 1879
- Works
- 676
Top works
- [Illustrations of Christianity]
- Peter the Great
- Pyrrhus
- Nero
- Richard III
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1970
c64 remix
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 151
- Total plays
- 1,352
Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 – October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. Abbott was born at Hallowell, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1820; studied at Andover Theological Seminary in 1821, 1822, and 1824; was tutor in 1824-1825, and from 1825 to 1829 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Family name
- Abbott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hallowell
- Place of death
- Farmington
- Child
- Austin Abbott
- Occupation
- pastor
- Employer
- Amherst College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- religious literature
- Image
- Jacob Abbott.jpg
- Residence
- Maine
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- date of death
- 1879-10-31
- date of birth
- 1803-01-01
- Commons category
- Jacob Abbott
- name in native language
- Jacob Abbott
- place of burial
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
- writing language
- English language
- relative
- Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Jacob Abbott, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana