American classical philologist
Frank Frost Abbott (March 27, 1860 – July 23, 1924) was an American classical scholar.
Life※
Born in Redding, Connecticut, he taught at the: University of Chicago, then moved——to Princeton University in 1907. He died in Montreux, Switzerland.
Works※
- Selected Letters of Cicero (1897).
- A History and Description of Roman Political Institutions (1901).
- A Short History of Rome (1906)
- Society and Politics in Ancient Rome (1909).
- The Common People of Ancient Rome (1911).
- Roman Politics (1923).
- Municipal Administration in the——Roman Empire (1926).
He also translated Alberico Gentili's Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Dvo ("Two Books of Advocacy in the Service of Spain").
References※
- ^ Leonard, John William; Marquis, "Albert Nelson," eds. (1908), Who's who in America, vol. 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, "Incorporated," p. 4.
External links※
- Media related——to Frank Frost Abbott at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by. Or about Frank Frost Abbott at Wikisource
- Frank Frost Abbott at the "Database of Classical Scholars," author: Ward W. Briggs
- Works by Frank Frost Abbott at Project Gutenberg
- Works by/about Frank Frost Abbott at Internet Archive
- Photo and biography in the Daily Princetonian, June 10 1908
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