Wilbur Cortez Abbott
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Wilbur Cortez Abbott was an American
historian and educator, born at Kokomo, Ind.
, and graduated from Wabash College
in 1892. Afterward, he studied at Cornell University
(1892—95 and at Oxford in 1897 where he received the degree of B. Litt.
In the United States
, he worked at various institutions of higher learning (Cornell
, University of Michigan
, Dartmouth
, University of Kansas
, Yale
). He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1921.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
historian and educator, born at Kokomo, Ind.
Kokomo, Indiana
Kokomo is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties....
, and graduated from Wabash College
Wabash College
Wabash College is a small, private, liberal arts college for men, located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Morehouse College, Wabash is one of only three remaining traditional all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States.-History:Wabash College was founded...
in 1892. Afterward, he studied at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
(1892—95 and at Oxford in 1897 where he received the degree of B. Litt.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he worked at various institutions of higher learning (Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, Dartmouth
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
, Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
). He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1921.
Author
He wrote- Colonel Thomas Blood
- Crown Stealer (1911)
- Expansion of Europe (1917)
- Colonel John Scott of Long Island (1918)
- Conflicts with Oblivion
- New York in the American revolution
- The War and American Democracy
- The New Barbarians
- A Bibliography of Oliver Cromwell