John Abbot

John Abbot, world famed entomologist and

collector of Lepidoptera came to Georgia

from London in 1790, and settled in

Jacksonboro, where he remained many years

collecting Lepidopterous insects. He was sent

to Georgia by a London collector and publisher.

Abbot, besides being an assiduous collector,

was ...

John Abbot (1751-1839)

Ornithologist, Entomologist, Artist

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In the old McElveen Cemetery, one-third of a mile northeast of this marker, is the grave of John Abbot, pioneer naturalist of Georgia. Abbot was born in London June 1, 1751, and in early youth ...