About Wilbur Cortez Abbott
Lived 1869 – 1947 (aged 77). Wilbur Cortez Abbott was an American historian, university teacher and writer.
Wilbur Cortez Abbott (December 28, 1869 ) was an American historian and educator, born at Kokomo, Indiana.
Abbott was an admirer of Oliver Cromwell (a notable English military and political leader in the 17th century), owning memorabilia of his and authoring a bibliography book of Cromwell's works.
Author He wrote Colonel Thomas Blood, Crown Stealer (1911) Expansion of Europe (1917) Colonel John Scott of Long Island (1918) Conflicts with Oblivion (1924) The War and American Democracy The New Barbarians (1925) A Bibliography of Oliver Cromwell (1929) New York in the American revolution (1929)
Honors Around 1930 Abbott visited Finland, where The Harvard Crimson recounts "the Professor landed in Finland only to discover that he was something of a national figure. He was feted; he was invited to important function; his picture was printed in the papers. Professor Abbott has always been fond of Finland"
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American historian and educator (1869–1947)
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Wilbur Cortez Abbott was born on 28 December 1869 in Kokomo.
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Wilbur Cortez Abbott died on 3 February 1947 in Boston.
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