Edward Beecher
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Edward Beecher was a 19th-century American Congregationalist minister, theologian, and abolitionist known for his religious leadership and anti-slavery advocacy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Congregationalist minister
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abolitionist → human → theologian → writer → |
| affiliation |
Congregational churches in Illinois
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Illinois College → Park Street Church →
surface form: "Park Street Church, Boston"
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth | 1803-08-27 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1895-07-28 → |
| describedBySource | 19th-century American religious history → |
| educatedAt |
Yale University
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surface form: "Yale College"
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| familyName | Beecher → |
| father | Lyman Beecher → |
| genre |
religious non-fiction
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theology → |
| givenName | Edward → |
| hasOccupation | college president → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| mother | Roxana Foote Beecher → |
| movement | abolitionism → |
| notableFor |
anti-slavery advocacy
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religious leadership in the 19th-century United States → theological writings on the problem of evil → |
| notableWork |
Narrative of Riots at Alton
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The Conflict of Ages → |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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minister → theologian → |
| partOf | Beecher family → |
| placeOfBirth |
East Hampton, New York, United States
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surface form: "East Hampton, New York"
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| placeOfDeath |
Brooklyn
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surface form: "Brooklyn, New York"
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| positionHeld |
first president of Illinois College
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pastor in Brooklyn, New York → pastor in Galesburg, Illinois → pastor of Park Street Church, Boston → |
| religion | Congregationalism → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| sibling |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Henry Ward Beecher → |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Brooklyn →
surface form: "Brooklyn, New York"
Galesburg, Illinois → Jacksonville, Illinois → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Charles Beecher"
this entity surface form: "Beecher family"