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... college of the East India Company at Addiscombe . He was knighted in 1854. On the amalga- mation of the East India and royal services in 1861 Addiscombe College was closed , and Abbott's appointment ceased . He was a member of the royal ...
... college of the East India Company at Addiscombe . He was knighted in 1854. On the amalga- mation of the East India and royal services in 1861 Addiscombe College was closed , and Abbott's appointment ceased . He was a member of the royal ...
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... College , Oxford , and in the same year , following the wish of his father , he commenced the study of medicine ... college in 1850 , and deliver- ing the Harveian oration in 1865 , the first occasion on which it was given in English ...
... College , Oxford , and in the same year , following the wish of his father , he commenced the study of medicine ... college in 1850 , and deliver- ing the Harveian oration in 1865 , the first occasion on which it was given in English ...
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... College , Cambridge , as a sizar . He graduated in 1843 as senior wrangler and first Smith's prizeman , and became shortly afterwards a fellow and tutor of his college . At the age of twenty - two Adams , after a thorough study of the ...
... College , Cambridge , as a sizar . He graduated in 1843 as senior wrangler and first Smith's prizeman , and became shortly afterwards a fellow and tutor of his college . At the age of twenty - two Adams , after a thorough study of the ...
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... college for the Jewish ministry , known as Jews ' College , was founded at 10 Finsbury Square on 11 Nov. 1855. From him also proceeded , on 24 Sept. 1860 , the first proposal for uniting the English congregations under one ma- nagement ...
... college for the Jewish ministry , known as Jews ' College , was founded at 10 Finsbury Square on 11 Nov. 1855. From him also proceeded , on 24 Sept. 1860 , the first proposal for uniting the English congregations under one ma- nagement ...
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... College in October 1819. In 1822 he took a scholarship , and in 1823 graduated as senior wrangler and first Smith's prizeman . His year ranked as an annus mirabilis , and he had no close competitor . On his election to a fellowship of ...
... College in October 1819. In 1822 he took a scholarship , and in 1823 graduated as senior wrangler and first Smith's prizeman . His year ranked as an annus mirabilis , and he had no close competitor . On his election to a fellowship of ...
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