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Wilbur Cortez Abbott (December 28, 1869〔 – February 3, 1947〔''Abbott, Wilbur Cortez'', in: ''Encyclopedia Americana'', vol. 1, p. 18.〕) was an American historian and educator, born at Kokomo, Indiana.〔 He 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, before being hired in 1908 at Yale. During his time at Yale he gained wide scholastic attention with the publication of ''The Expansion of Europe'' in 1917.〔 In 1920 he was offered a position at Harvard University, in substitution of Harold Laski. At Harvarard Abbott became the Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History. There he also became a stock-holder in the Harvard Cooperative Society, and an Associate of Lowell House.〔 Abbott was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1921.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterA.pdf )〕 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.〔 Abbott advised Robert G. Albion in his notable doctoral thesis ''Forests and Sea Power: The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy'', published in 1926. ==Author== He wrote 〔https://openlibrary.org/a/OL2010387A/Wilbur_Cortez_Abbott〕 *''Colonel Thomas Blood, Crown Stealer'' (1911) *''Expansion of Europe'' (1917) *''Colonel John Scott of Long Island'' (1918) *''Conflicts with Oblivion'' (1924) *''New York in the American revolution'' *''The War and American Democracy'' *''The New Barbarians'' *''A Bibliography of Oliver Cromwell'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilbur Cortez Abbott」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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