Henry William Charles Abbott
- Name Prefix
- Dr.
- Given Name
- Henry William Charles
- Surname
- Abbott
- Birth Date
- August 20, 1807
- Birth Note
- Hendon, Middlesex, England
- Death Date
- March 10, 1859
- Death Note
- Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Mother
- Mary Ann Abbott
- Biographical Information
- Henry William Charles Abbott was a British physician and collector of Egyptian art and artifacts. Abbott lived in Egypt for 20 years, amassing an enormous collection of Egyptian antiquities. In 1853, Abbott came to the United States to tour with his collection. One year after his death in 1859, the collection was purchased by the New York Historical Society. In 1937, it was sold to the Brooklyn Museum, where it now resides.
- Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
- Website. Last modified October 2, 2018. Accessed on October 2, 2018.
- Website. Last modified October 2, 2018. Accessed on October 2, 2018.
- Website. Last modified October 2, 2018. Accessed on October 2, 2018.
- Citation(s) for Birth Information:
- Ancestry Library. Last modified October 2, 2018. Accessed on October 2, 2018.
- Citation(s) for Death Information:
- Ancestry Library. Last modified October 2, 2018. Accessed on October 2, 2018.