William Greenleaf Eliot

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William Greenleaf Eliot was a 19th-century American Unitarian minister, educator, and civic leader in St. Louis who played a key role in the city’s cultural and educational development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Unitarian minister
civic leader
educator
human
philanthropist
activeIn 19th century
birthDate 1811-08-05
birthPlace New Bedford, Massachusetts
surface form: "New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States"
child Thomas Lamb Eliot
contributedTo establishment of charitable institutions in St. Louis
organization of public school system in St. Louis
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1887-01-23
deathPlace St. Louis, Missouri, United States
describedAs key figure in 19th-century St. Louis civic life
educatedAt Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
surface form: "Columbian College"

Harvard Divinity School
ethnicGroup European American
familyName William Greenleaf Eliot
surface form: "Eliot"
founded Mary Institute
Washington University in St. Louis
genre religious essays
sermons
givenName William
hasReligion Unitarian Universalism precursor
honoredIn Eliot Hall at Washington University in St. Louis
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Unitarianism
surface form: "Unitarian movement in the United States"
notableFor leadership in the cultural development of St. Louis
promotion of higher education in the American Midwest
notableWork civic and charitable work in St. Louis
development of public education in St. Louis
founding of Washington University in St. Louis
occupation educator
minister
philanthropist
university chancellor
partOf history of St. Louis, Missouri
placeOfWorship First Unitarian Church of St. Louis
positionHeld Unitarian minister in St. Louis
chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis
president of the St. Louis School Board
relative T. S. Eliot
religion Unitarianism
residence St. Louis, Missouri, United States
spouse Abby Adams Cranch

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Charles Eliot familyName William Greenleaf Eliot
this entity surface form: "Eliot"
William Greenleaf Eliot familyName William Greenleaf Eliot
this entity surface form: "Eliot"
Washington University in St. Louis founder William Greenleaf Eliot
Eliot Seminary namedAfter William Greenleaf Eliot
subject surface form: "Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)"
this entity surface form: "William Greenleaf Eliot Jr."

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