John Heyl Vincent

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John Heyl Vincent was an American Methodist bishop and educator best known as the co-founder of the Chautauqua movement, which promoted adult education and cultural enrichment.

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instanceOf Methodist bishop
author
co-founder of the Chautauqua movement
educator
human
clergyType Methodist Episcopal clergy
coFounded Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua movement
coFounderWith Lewis Miller
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1832-02-23
dateOfDeath 1920-05-09
educatedAt Allegheny College
Wesleyan University
familyName Vincent
fieldOfWork Sunday school education
adult education
religious education
founded Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
givenName John
hasOccupationSpecialization Sunday school organization
hasPartIn Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
influenced adult education in the United States
religious education practices in Protestant churches
knownFor co-founding the Chautauqua movement
promoting adult education
promoting cultural enrichment
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Methodist Episcopal Church
middleName Heyl
movement Chautauqua movement
notableWork Studies in Young Life
Chautauqua movement
surface form: The Chautauqua Movement

The Church School
occupation author
bishop
clergyman
educator
placeOfBirth Tuscaloosa, Alabama
surface form: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
positionHeld bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
chancellor of the Chautauqua Institution
religion Methodism
residence Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender male

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Chautauqua Institution foundedBy John Heyl Vincent