Global Information Lookup Global Information

William Wright Abbot information


William Wright Abbot
Born(1922-05-20)May 20, 1922
Louisville, Georgia, USA
DiedAugust 31, 2009(2009-08-31) (aged 87)
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
EducationUniversity of Georgia
Duke University
College of William & Mary
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchNavy
RankLieutenant junior grade.
Battles/warsWorld War II

William Wright Abbot III (May 20, 1922 – August 31, 2009) was an American archivist and historian, widely noted for his work compiling and editing The Washington Papers. After his undergraduate study, he joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific theater during World War II. He then earned advanced degrees and became a professor and historian. In undertaking the editing and publishing of the papers of George Washington, Abbot examined some 135,000 letters and documents from and to Washington. Abbot's career as a teacher and historian lasted nearly 50 years.

and 22 Related for: William Wright Abbot information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8694 seconds.)

William Wright Abbot

Last Update:

William Wright Abbot III (May 20, 1922 – August 31, 2009) was an American archivist and historian, widely noted for his work compiling and editing The...

Word Count : 1020

William Abbott

Last Update:

(politician) (fl. 1437), English politician William Wright Abbot (1922–2009), American archivist and historian William Abbotts (1736–1805), English landowner...

Word Count : 248

Benson John Lossing

Last Update:

archivist of early American history and George Washington papers William Wright Abbot — archivist of early American history and George Washington papers...

Word Count : 1970

Wright brothers

Last Update:

The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation pioneers...

Word Count : 17406

List of Davidson College people

Last Update:

founder of Vicks Jack Wayman, creator of the Consumer Electronics Show William Wright Abbot, archivist and historian Graham T. Allison, professor at Harvard...

Word Count : 3158

Deaths in August 2009

Last Update:

Norwegian literary historian. Abu Abbas, 75, Bangladeshi politician. William Wright Abbot, 87, American archivist and historian, congestive heart failure....

Word Count : 7419

Peter Force

Last Update:

Worthington C. Ford – archivist of Washington and early American history William Wright Abbot - archivist who did extensive work editing and publishing papers...

Word Count : 4002

Archer Butler Hulbert

Last Update:

Symposium by Archer Butler Hulbert and others (1905) 16. Index (1905) William Wright Abbot Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. xi. New York: Charles Scribner's...

Word Count : 682

John Clement Fitzpatrick

Last Update:

Worthington C. Ford – archivist of Washington and early American history William Wright Abbot – archivist who did extensive work editing and publishing papers...

Word Count : 2207

William Barton Wright

Last Update:

William Barton Wright (13 November 1828 – 7 May 1915) was an English mechanical engineer, also tea plantation owner and mine owner. He was Locomotive...

Word Count : 2341

William Grindecobbe

Last Update:

ISBN 9780748127887. Retrieved 17 March 2017. Wright, Peter. "A Dream of John Ball: Historical Introduction". William Morris Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2017...

Word Count : 687

Benedictines

Last Update:

was founded by William I, Duke of Aquitaine in 910. The abbey was noted for its strict adherence to the Rule of Saint Benedict. The abbot of Cluny was the...

Word Count : 5398

Magna Carta

Last Update:

Bishop of Exeter William of Trumpington, Abbot of St Albans Hugh of Northwold, Abbot of Bury St Edmunds Richard, Abbot of Battle the Abbot of St Augustine's...

Word Count : 16610

Eia

Last Update:

the marsh (in what is now Pimlico), on which a house was built for the Abbot of Westminster. Neyte may been the inspiration of Knightsbridge, considerably...

Word Count : 1188

Glastonbury Abbey

Last Update:

the wealth of Glastonbury made it a prime prize. William the Conqueror made Turstinus a Norman abbot there in 1086. Turstinus added to the church, unusually...

Word Count : 5913

Alexander Neckam

Last Update:

1157 – 31 March 1217) was an English poet, theologian, and writer. He was an abbot of Cirencester Abbey from 1213 until his death. Born on 8 September 1157...

Word Count : 1398

Tewkesbury Abbey

Last Update:

in Dorset. In 1087, William the Conqueror gave the manor of Tewkesbury to his cousin, Robert Fitzhamon, who, with Giraldus, Abbot of Cranborne, founded...

Word Count : 3210

The Metaphysical Club

Last Update:

December 1872. Other members of the club included Chauncey Wright, John Fiske, Francis Ellingwood Abbot, Nicholas St. John Green, and Joseph Bangs Warner. Within...

Word Count : 449

Claims to the first powered flight

Last Update:

controversy surrounds these claims. It is generally accepted today that the Wright brothers were the first to achieve sustained and controlled powered manned...

Word Count : 4706

List of people named William

Last Update:

England William of Poitiers (c. 1020–1090), Norman chronicler, chaplain to William the Conqueror William de St-Calais (died 1096), Norman abbot, Bishop...

Word Count : 2399

List of characters in the Honorverse

Last Update:

Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Abbot to Adams Adcock to Albertson Akimoto to Allman Alquezar to Anderman, Prince Huang, Anders, William 'Five' to Archer Ariel...

Word Count : 842

Wymondham Abbey

Last Update:

in Normandy. William d'Aubigny's monastery was a dependency of the Benedictine monastery at St Albans, where his uncle Richard was Abbot. The foundation...

Word Count : 2206

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net