Researching Abbott Thayer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 183 people with the Thayer surname? In that year Thayer was ranked number 3396 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Abbott means "Father" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Abbott Thayer on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Abbott Thayer and the Thayer Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 217 people with the Thayer surname in the UK? Thayer is now ranked number 3838 for popularity in the UK. |
Thayer Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Thayer surname in the USA? Thayer is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Abbott Thayer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Abbott Thayer
Abbott Handerson Thayer
Abbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849 – May 29, 1921) was an American artist, naturalist and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, and his paintings are represented in the major American art collections. He is perhaps best known for his 'angel' paintings, some of which use his children as models.
During the last third of his life, he worked together with his son, Gerald Handerson Thayer, on a book about protective coloration in nature, titled Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom. First published by Macmillan in 1909, then reissued in 1918, it may have had an effect on military camouflage during World War I. However it was roundly mocked by Theodore Roosevelt and others for its assumption that all animal coloration is cryptic.
Thayer also influenced American art through his efforts as a teacher, training apprentices in his New Hampshire studio.
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