Abbot (disambiguation) explained

An abbot is the head of a monastery; the term is usually used in a Christian context but is used sometimes in a Buddhist context:

Abbot may also refer to:

People

• Abbot Howard Hoffman, a.k.a. Abbie Hoffman, American social and political activist
• Abbot Kinney (1850–1920), American developer and conservationist
• Abbot Augustus Low (1844–1912), American entrepreneur and inventor
• Abbot Low Moffat (1901–1996), American lawyer, politician and diplomat
• "The Abbot," a pseudonym of Rza, an American rapper
• Abbot (surname), list of notable people with the surname

Places

• Abbot, Maine, in Piscataquis County
• Abbots Creek, tributary of Back Creek in New Jersey
• Abbot (crater), lunar impact crater named for Charles Greeley Abbot

Other uses

• Abbot (artillery), a self-propelled gun
• Abbot, a GWR Waverley Class 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotive
• Leon Abbot (Artemis Fowl), an Artemis Fowl character
• The Abbot, a novel by Sir Walter Scott
• Abbot Group, an oil and gas services company
• Abbot Primate, the elected representative for Benedictines monks of the Benedictine Confederation of monasteries

See also

• • Abbott (disambiguation)