Flatland Research Paper
Edwin A.Abbott was born December 20, 1838 in Marybone, United Kingdom. Edwin was born to Edwin Abbott and Jane Abbott, who were discovered to be first cousins, this being why both had the name of Abbott as both surname and middle name. Edwin Abbotts father took on the role of headmaster of the philological school at Marylebone. Abbot was educated at the city of LOndon school which had achieved a fine reputation under Dr G F W Mortimer who was headmaster throughout the years during which he studied. Edwin also attended St.John’s college, Cambridge in 1857, having such a great academic career he earned the title as senior of 1863 he ordained a deacon and became a priest. During this time college scholars were not allowed to marry. Abbott had dreams to marry Mary Elizabeth Rangely from Unstone, Derbyshire, in 1863, so he had
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to resign from Cambridge. Abbott moved on and began to teach at king edward's school, Birmingham, and then at clifton college. Abbott after 24 years of working as headmaster of the city of london school of Mortimer after the retirement of his former headmaster he himself took it upon himself to retire as well. Abbott did not sit on his backside during this retirement and instead took upon hobbies such as writing. Abbotts love for literature showed before his days of retirement. He transmitted his own passion and enthusiasm for literature of all types to pupils at the school.
As a scholar, Abbot took on many different writings of a vide variety of topics such as “shakespearean grammar” in 1870, rt “ How to write clearly” 1872 but none topped one of his most famous pieces “Flatland a romance of many dimensions” of 1884 which Abbott wrote under the alias of a square. Today “ Flatland” is over one hundred years old and with five new english editions in the past six years and translations into eight foreign languages flatland is said to be a satire on the self limitation of social perspective in Victorian England. Abbott was not the first person to conceive a two dimensional universe inhabited by flat beings, but he was the first to explore what it would mean to interact with a phenomena from a dimension higher than its own. Abbott tries to popularise the notion of multidimensional geometry but it not only focused on geometry it also focused on the social, moral, and religious values of the period. On October 12, 1926 Abbott died of influenza at his home, wellside, well walk in hampstead, and was buried in Hampstead
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to resign from Cambridge. Abbott moved on and began to teach at king edward's school, Birmingham, and then at clifton college. Abbott after 24 years of working as headmaster of the city of london school of Mortimer after the retirement of his former headmaster he himself took it upon himself to retire as well. Abbott did not sit on his backside during this retirement and instead took upon hobbies such as writing. Abbotts love for literature showed before his days of retirement. He transmitted his own passion and enthusiasm for literature of all types to pupils at the school.
As a scholar, Abbot took on many different writings of a vide variety of topics such as “shakespearean grammar” in 1870, rt “ How to write clearly” 1872 but none topped one of his most famous pieces “Flatland a romance of many dimensions” of 1884 which Abbott wrote under the alias of a square. Today “ Flatland” is over one hundred years old and with five new english editions in the past six years and translations into eight foreign languages flatland is said to be a satire on the self limitation of social perspective in Victorian England. Abbott was not the first person to conceive a two dimensional universe inhabited by flat beings, but he was the first to explore what it would mean to interact with a phenomena from a dimension higher than its own. Abbott tries to popularise the notion of multidimensional geometry but it not only focused on geometry it also focused on the social, moral, and religious values of the period. On October 12, 1926 Abbott died of influenza at his home, wellside, well walk in hampstead, and was buried in Hampstead
cemetery