Archbishop James Ussher

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Archbishop James Ussher was a 17th-century Irish prelate and scholar best known for his biblical chronology that dated the creation of the world to 4004 BC.

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James Ussher 5
Archbishop James Ussher canonical 2
Ussher chronology 2

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instanceOf archbishop
biblical scholar
chronologist
human
theologian
appointedAsArchbishopOfArmagh 1625
birthDate 1581-01-04
birthPlace Dublin
Kingdom of Ireland
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
dateOfOrdination 1601
deathDate 1656-03-21
deathPlace England
Reigate
Surrey
educatedAt Trinity College Dublin
era 17th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName Archbishop James Ussher self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ussher
fieldOfWork biblical chronology
church history
patristics
fullName Archbishop James Ussher self-link
surface form: James Ussher
givenName James
hasGender male
influencedBy Augustine of Hippo
Biblical literalism
knownFor Archbishop James Ussher self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ussher chronology

dating the creation of the world to 4004 BC
languageOfWorkOrName English
Latin
memberOf Church of Ireland
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti
Annals of the World
occupation biblical scholar
chronologist
historian
prelate
theologian
positionHeld Archbishop of Armagh
Archbishop of Armagh
surface form: Primate of All Ireland
religion Anglicanism
studied Bible
chronology
church fathers
workLocation Armagh
Dublin

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Emmanuel College, Cambridge alumnus Archbishop James Ussher
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Archbishop James Ussher knownFor Archbishop James Ussher self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form: Ussher chronology
Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti author Archbishop James Ussher
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Annals of the World author Archbishop James Ussher
this entity surface form: James Ussher
Annals of the World author Archbishop James Ussher
Annals of the World associatedWith Archbishop James Ussher
this entity surface form: Ussher chronology
Magdalen Hall, Oxford educated Archbishop James Ussher
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Cotton Library hasNotableUser Archbishop James Ussher
this entity surface form: James Ussher