Pastor Russell
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Pastor Russell was the popular title of Charles Taze Russell, the 19th–20th century American religious leader who founded the Bible Student movement that later gave rise to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pastor Russell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pastor Russell Context triple: [Charles Taze Russell, alsoKnownAs, Pastor Russell]
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Reverend Henry Biggs
Reverend Henry Biggs is the kind-hearted but overworked pastor and central figure in the film "The Preacher's Wife," whose faith and family life are tested until an angel intervenes to help him.
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Samuel Church
Samuel Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," recognized for his significance among people with that family name.
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Charles G. Smith
Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
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George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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E.
John Luther
John Luther is a brilliant but tormented London detective from the British crime drama series "Luther," known for his obsessive pursuit of justice and morally ambiguous methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pastor Russell Target entity description: Pastor Russell was the popular title of Charles Taze Russell, the 19th–20th century American religious leader who founded the Bible Student movement that later gave rise to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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A.
Reverend Henry Biggs
Reverend Henry Biggs is the kind-hearted but overworked pastor and central figure in the film "The Preacher's Wife," whose faith and family life are tested until an angel intervenes to help him.
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B.
Samuel Church
Samuel Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," recognized for his significance among people with that family name.
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C.
Charles G. Smith
Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
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D.
George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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E.
John Luther
John Luther is a brilliant but tormented London detective from the British crime drama series "Luther," known for his obsessive pursuit of justice and morally ambiguous methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian minister
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human ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1916 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1870 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pastor Russell ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| burialPlace |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1852-02-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1916-10-31 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1916 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Russell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian theology
ⓘ
biblical interpretation ⓘ |
| founded |
Bible Student movement
ⓘ
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania ⓘ Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York ⓘ
surface form:
Zion’s Watch Tower Tract Society
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Pastor ⓘ |
| influenced |
International Bible Students Association
ⓘ
JehovahsWitnesses ⓘ
surface form:
Jehovah’s Witnesses
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | circa 1908 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1879 ⓘ |
| middleName | Taze ⓘ |
| movement | Bible Student movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
development of a distinct Bible Student eschatology
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formation of Zion’s Watch Tower Tract Society in 1881 ⓘ publication of first issue of Zion’s Watch Tower in 1879 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early leader of the movement that later gave rise to Jehovah’s Witnesses
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founding the Bible Student movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Studies in the Scriptures
ⓘ
The Watchtower ⓘ
surface form:
Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence
|
| occupation |
editor
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | near Pampa, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria Frances Ackley Russell ⓘ |
| startTime | 1879 ⓘ |
| theologicalView |
millenarianism
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nontrinitarianism ⓘ restorationism ⓘ |
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Subject: Pastor Russell Description of subject: Pastor Russell was the popular title of Charles Taze Russell, the 19th–20th century American religious leader who founded the Bible Student movement that later gave rise to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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