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
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- 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 or about Frank Frost Abbott at the Internet Archive
- Photo and biography in the Daily Princetonian, June 10 1908
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