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Early on, he worked as a librarian scientific abstracter at the Library of Congress.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2015

Der christliche Glaube geht nicht von der Anerkennung abstracter Lehrwahrheiten aus, sondern von der Anerkennung einer Reihe von Thatsachen, die in der Erscheinung Jesu ihren Mittelpunkt haben.—NITZSCH,

From Lectures on Modern history by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

Der christliche Glaube geht nicht von der Anerkennung abstracter Lehrwahrheiten aus, sondern von der Anerkennung einer Reihe von Thatsachen, die in der Erscheinung Jesu ihren Mittelpunkt haben.—Nitzsch,

From A Lecture on the Study of History by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

So, in plain words, you have banished him; the only jolly soul left amongst us, my pearl and diamond and red ruby of Chaplains, abstracter of the quintessence of pantagruelism!

From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)

Let me now pass from these abstracter statements to some more concrete accounts of experience with the mind-cure religion.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William