Ezra Abbot
1819–1884 (age 65)
Biblical scholar
Biography
Ezra Abbot excelled as a biblical scholar and textual critic at Harvard, meticulously comparing manuscripts to clarify the New Testament and enhancing American translations through careful scholarship.
He took leadership roles in learned societies devoted to Scripture, encouraging rigorous study, and his resting place at Mount Auburn Cemetery honors a quiet scholar whose precision enriched religious studies.