Rev. Edward Duffield Neill
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Rev. Edward Duffield Neill was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister, educator, and historian who played a key role in developing higher education in Minnesota.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rev. Edward Duffield Neill canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian minister
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educator ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Abraham Lincoln
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Andrew Johnson ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of higher education in Minnesota ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination | Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Amherst College
ⓘ
Andover Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| employer |
Macalester College
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| familyName | Neill ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American history
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Minnesota history ⓘ colonial American history ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early leadership of the University of Minnesota
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founding leadership of Macalester College ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of Minnesota
ⓘ
Terra Mariæ: or, Threads of Maryland Colonial History ⓘ The History of the Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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educator ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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surface form:
St. Paul, Minnesota
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| placeOfResidence |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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surface form:
St. Paul, Minnesota
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| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the University of Minnesota
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Minnesota State Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ Secretary to the United States Legation in London ⓘ U.S. Consulate General in Dublin ⓘ
surface form:
United States Consul to Dublin
chaplain in the Union Army ⓘ president of Macalester College ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
French exploration in North America
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early colonial Maryland ⓘ early colonial Virginia ⓘ missionary history in the Northwest ⓘ |
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