William Henry Furness

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William Henry Furness was a prominent 19th-century American Unitarian minister, theologian, and abolitionist known for his influential sermons and writings in Philadelphia.

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instanceOf Unitarian minister
abolitionist
clergyman
human
theologian
writer
centuryOfActivity 19th century
child Frank Furness
Horace Howard Furness
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
denomination Unitarian Church
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College

Harvard Divinity School
familyName Furness
fieldOfWork Christian ethics
biblical criticism
theology
genre biblical studies
religious essays
sermons
givenName William
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfActivism anti-slavery preaching
public lectures against slavery
middleName Henry
movement abolitionism
notableFor abolitionist preaching
influential Unitarian sermons
theological writings
notableStudentOrProtégé Frank Furness
notableWork “A History of Jesus”
“Jesus and His Biographers”
occupation abolitionist
author
minister
theologian
participantIn American abolitionist movement
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
placeOfDeath Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
positionHeld minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
relative Frank Furness
Horace Howard Furness
religion Unitarianism
residence Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
sexOrGender male
spouse Annis Pulling Jenks
workLocation Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Horace Howard Furness father William Henry Furness