Archbishop James Ussher

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archbishop biblical scholar chronologist human theologian

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archbishop → biblical scholar → chronologist → human → theologian →
appointedAsArchbishopOfArmagh	1625 →
birthDate	1581-01-04 →
birthPlace	Dublin → Kingdom of Ireland →
burialPlace	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	Ussher →
fieldOfWork	biblical chronology → church history → patristics →
fullName	James Ussher →
givenName	James →
hasGender	male →
influencedBy	Augustine of Hippo → Biblical literalism →
knownFor	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 → Primate of All Ireland →
religion	Anglicanism →
studied	Bible → chronology → church fathers →
workLocation	Armagh → Dublin →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Emmanuel College, Cambridge →	alumnus
James Ussher ("Ussher") →	familyName
James Ussher ("James Ussher") →	fullName
James Ussher ("Ussher chronology") →	knownFor