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Reverend '''Thomas Kingsmill Abbott''' (26 March 1829 – 18 December 1913) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] scholar and educator.
== Life ==
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In 1852 he solved a geometrical problem posed by [[J. J. Sylvester]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kOYv0RX3Ym4C&pg=PA286&lpg=PA286&dq=Sylvester%E2%80%99+%22t+k++abbott%22&source=bl&ots=qECQuMPyQ8&sig=GEtpvuRf2oBkwUXzsRPX8vNt8_0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKyJX9o8fPAhVGSSYKHda1CxIQ6AEIIzAC#v=onepage&q=Sylvester%E2%80%99%20%22t%20k%20%20abbott%22&f=false On a geometrical Problem noticed by Mr. Sylvester.] ''The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science'', Vol. V.–Fourth Series, January–June, 1853, p. 286</ref>
He occupied the [[chair (academic)|chair]] of moral philosophy (1867–72), of biblical Greek (1875–88), and of Hebrew (1879–1900).{{sfn|Gilman, Peck & Colby|1905}}
In 1887 he was elected librarian in Trinity and, in 1900, completed catalogues of the library's manuscript holdings.<ref>[http://www.tcd.ie/Library/manuscripts/catalogues.php Catalogues – Manuscripts & Archives]</ref> He was one of a group of Irish scholars, including [[J. P. Mahaffy]], who made significant contributions to the dissemination and study of the works of [[Immanuel Kant]]. His translation of Kant's "Critique of Practical Reason" remained the standard English version of the text well into the 20th century.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7Rnz9cDWt9kC&pg=PA270&dq=%22thomas+kingsmill+abbott%22+1829+1913&ei=8xYXS6f6Haq-ygT16dW1Bw#v=onepage&q=abbott&f=false A History of Irish Thought]</ref> In June 1901, he received an honorary [[Doctor of Divinity|doctorate in Divinity]] from the [[University of Glasgow]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Glasgow University jubilee |day_of_week=Friday |date=14 June 1901 |page_number=10 |issue=36481| }}</ref>
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