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Abbe, Cleveland (1838 - 1916), Astronomers, Meteorologists

in American National Biography Online

Published in print January 1999 | ISBN: 9780198606697
Published online February 2000 |
Abbe, Cleveland (1838 - 1916), Astronomers, Meteorologists

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meteorologist and astronomer, was born in New York City, the eldest of seven children of George Waldo Abbe, a merchant, and Charlotte Colgate. He was educated at the New York Free Academy, now City College of New York (part of CUNY), where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1857 and a master’s degree in 1860.

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Subjects: biography ; history

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