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Edwin Abbott Abbott

Edwin Abbott Abbott (20 December 1838 – 12 October 1926), was an English schoolmaster and theologian, is best known as the author of the mathematical satire and religious allegory Flatland (1884).

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British theologian and author (1838-1926)

Born 20 Dec 1838
Died 12 Oct 1926

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  • Cover of: Flatland

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  • Cover of: Onesimus, memoirs of a disciple of st. Paul, by the author of 'Philochristus'.
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  • Cover of: A Shakespearian grammar: an attempt to illustrate some of the differences between Elizabethan and modern English. For the use of schools
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  • Cover of: How to Write Clearly
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  • Cover of: Silanus, the Christian
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  • Cover of: How to parse: an attempt to apply the principles of scholarship to English grammar : with appendixes on analyses, spelling, and punctuation
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  • Cover of: Philochristus: Memoirs of a Disciple of the Lord ...
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  • Cover of: Johannine vocabulary: a comparison of the words of the Fourth Gospel with those of the three
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  • Cover of: Johannine grammar
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    First published in 1906 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The Kernel and the Husk: Letters on Spiritual Christianity
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  • Cover of: St. Thomas of Canterbury: his death and miracles.
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  • Cover of: English lessons for English people.
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  • Cover of: Paradosis, or, "In the night in which he was betrayed"
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  • Cover of: The common tradition of the Synoptic Gospels
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    Cover of edition princeton_theological_seminary_276164_microfiche_1985_0012 Cover of edition commontradition00unkngoog Cover of edition commontradition00rushgoog Cover of edition commontraditiono0000edwi First published in 1884 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Francis Bacon: an account of his life and works
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    First published in 1885 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: How to write clearly

    First published in 1875 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: St. Thomas of Canterbury: His Death And Miracles Volume 2
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    First published in 1898 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Clue: a guide through Greek to Hebrew scripture
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    First published in 1900 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Latin prose through English idiom: Rules and exercises on Latin prose composition
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  • Cover of: Bible lessons
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British theologian and author (1838-1926)

Born 20 Dec 1838
Died 12 Oct 1926

Subjects

Bible, Criticism, interpretation, English language, Grammar, Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t. gospels, Christianity, Composition and exercises, Commentaries, Miracles, Biography, Fiction, Harmonies, Textbooks, Faith, Latin language, Rhetoric, Son of Man, Anglais (Langue), Bibel, Bible, commentaries, Bible, harmonies, Biblical Greek language, Christian saints, Church of England, Controversial literature

Places

England, Ephesus (Extinct city), Flatland, Great Britain, Spaceland

People

Jesus Christ, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), John Henry Newman (1801-1890), Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926), Robert Devereux Essex Earl of (1566-1601), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), A. Square, Flavius Josephus, Francis Bacon Viscount St.Albans (1561-1626), J. Rendel Harris (1852-1941), John Henry Newman Saint (1801-1890), Onesimus Saint (d. 109), Onesimus Saint, Bishop of Ephesus (ca. 33-ca. 110), Thomas Becket Saint (1118?-1170), Thomas à Becket, Saint (1118?-1170)

Time

19th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, 20th century, Henry II, 1154-1189, Primitive and early church, ca 30-600, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

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Alternative names

  • Edwin A. Abbott
  • Edwin Abbott
  • Edwin A Abbott
  • Edwin A. Edwin A. Abbott
  • Edwin ABBOTT
  • Edwin A. ABBOTT
  • Edwin Abbott Abbott Abbott
  • Edwin Abbott EDWIN ABBOTT ABBOTT
  • Edwin Abbott Edwin Abbott Abbott
  • Edwin a Abbott
  • A. Edwin Abbott
  • Abbott, Edwin Abbott, Rushbrooke, William George
  • Edwin Abbott 1838-1926 Abbott
  • Abbott, Edwin, Abbott, Edwin Abbott

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January 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
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September 25, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import