Ezra Stiles
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Ezra Stiles was an 18th-century American clergyman, scholar, and educator best known for leading Yale College through a period of intellectual and institutional growth during the early years of the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ezra Stiles canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college president
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
British America
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1727-11-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1795-05-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| familyName | Stiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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history ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Ezra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1746 ⓘ |
| hasPart | correspondence with leading figures of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced | development of higher education in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading Yale College during the early years of the United States
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promoting intellectual and institutional growth at Yale ⓘ support for scientific and philosophical inquiry ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| notableWork | Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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college president ⓘ educator ⓘ scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| participatedIn | intellectual life of early United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | North Haven, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Yale College ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Haven, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1778 ⓘ |
| studied |
Hebrew
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classical languages ⓘ |
| workedAsClergyAt | Second Congregational Church, Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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