ABBOTT, WILBUR CORTEZ ), American educator and historian, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 28, 1869. Following his graduation from Wabash college, Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1892, he pursued graduate studies at Cornell university in 1892-95 and in Europe during 1895-96. Upon returning from Europe he taught history in the University of Michigan in 1897 99, was assistant professor of history in Dartmouth college in 1899-1902 and professor of European history in the University of Kansas from 1902 to 1908. He entered the faculty of Yale university in 1908 as professor of history and served in this chair until 192o when he became professor of history in Harvard uni versity. Among his published writings are Colonel Blood, Crown Stealer (5955), The Expansion of Europe (1917), Colonel John Scott of Long Island (1958), The New Barbarians (5925).