Jacob Abbott

Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 – October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books.

He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. He wrote 180 books and was a coauthor or editor of 31 more. He died in Farmington, Maine, where he had spent part of his time after 1839, and where his brother, Samuel Phillips Abbott, founded the Abbott School.

SOURCE - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Abbott (Oct 2025)