Abbott, John Stevens Cabot
- Abbott, John Stevens Cabot
(1805-1877)
Historian, etc., b. Brunswick, Maine, and ed. at Bowdoin Coll. He studied theology and became a minister of the Congregational Church at various places in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Owing to the success of a little work, The Mother at Home, he devoted himself, from 1844 onwards, to literature, and especially to historical writing. Among his principal works, which were very popular, are: History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1852-55), History of the Civil War in America (1863-66), and History of Frederick the Great (1871).
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John Stevens Cabot Abbott — (September 19, 1805 June 17, 1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine.He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott s Institute, New York City, and in… … Wikipedia
John Stevens Cabot Abbott — (* 18. September 1805 in Brunswick, Maine; † 17. Juni 1877 in Fair Haven, Connecticut) war ein US amerikanischer Geistlicher und Schriftsteller. Biografie Der jüngere Bruder von Jacob Abbott studierte nach dem Schulbesuch zunächst am Bowdoin… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Abbott — Abbott, 1) John Stevens Cabot, geb. 1805 zu Brunswick im Staate Maine, studirte Theologie zu Andover, war 15 Jahre Prediger in Worcester, Roxburg u. Nantucket (in Massachusetts), legte dann das Predigeramt nieder u. widmete sich in Brunswick.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
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Jacob Abbott — (* 14. November 1803 in Hallowell (Maine); † 31. Oktober 1879 in Farmington, Maine) war ein US amerikanischer Jugendschriftsteller und Pädagoge. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Literarisches Werk 3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jakob Abbott — Jacob Abbott (* 14. November 1803 in Hallowell (Maine); † 31. Oktober 1879 in Farmington (Maine)) war ein US amerikanischer Jugendschriftsteller und Pädagoge. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Literarisches Werk 3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
