Write a brief biography on the topic Abraham Lincoln.
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Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was brought up in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. His parents were poor pioneers and Lincoln was largely self-educated. In 1836, he qualified as a lawyer and went to work in a law practice in Springfield, Illinois.
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short biography:-
Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809 on a farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. ... Abraham had little schooling but he did learn to read and write and he was an avid reader. In 1830 his father moved the family to Illinois. In 1831 Abraham settled in New Salem and he tried a variety of jobs.
long biography:-
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician. He was the 16th President of the United States. He was president from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War. Just five days after most of the Confederate forces had surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln. Lincoln was the first president of the United States to be assassinated. Lincoln has been remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to end slavery in the United States.