Abraham Abell

Abraham Abell (April 11, 1782 – February 12, 1851) was an Irish antiquarian.

Abraham Abell
Born(1782-04-11)April 11, 1782
Cork, Ireland
Died(1851-02-12)February 12, 1851
OccupationAntiquarian

Early career

Abell was born in Cork, Ireland on April 11, 1782, into a Quaker family of eleven children.[1] His family had long standing in business. He also was successful in business and noted for his charity. He served as treasurer of the Cork Dispensary and Humane Society.[2] He died on February 12, 1851.[3]

Cultural interests

He had a great interest in archaeology and did a study of the Irish Round Tower. He was responsible for the first collection of Ogham stone inscriptions and his collection is now on public display at University College Cork. He had a major collection of books. He was a member of the Royal Cork Institution and one of the founders in 1835 of the Cuvierian Society.[2] This was the forerunner of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society.

At the time of his death, Abell's personal library contained about 4,500 volumes, including books written in Italian, French, Latin, German, Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, and Irish.

References
  1. Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Family Lists, image, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.ie/record/browse?id=ire%2fquaker%2fmmv111m-1%2f0104 : accessed 08 March 2020), birth of Abraham Abell in Cork on 11d 4mo (Apr) 1782, father: Richard, mother: Elizabeth; citing Cork MM Family lists 1671-1872, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.
  2. Coleman, James. "Abraham Abbal", The Irish Monthly, Vol. 26, 1898
  3. Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Family Lists, image, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.ie/record/browse?id=ire%2fquaker%2fmmv111m-1%2f0104 : accessed 08 March 2020), death of Abraham Abell on 12d 2mo (Feb) 1851; citing Cork MM Family lists 1671-1872, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.

Sources
  • Beecher, Seán (2005). Cork 365: A Day-by-day Miscellany of Cork History. Collins Press. ISBN 1-903464-92-7.
  • Harrison, Richard S (1999). Abraham Abell: Member of the Royal Irish Academy and Corkman Extraordinary. Red Barn Pub. ISBN 0-9537630-0-5.


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