Warrington Academy (tutored/early education context)
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Warrington Academy (tutored/early education context) was an 18th-century English dissenting educational institution known for providing progressive, non-Anglican schooling to future intellectuals such as Thomas Malthus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warrington Academy | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dissenting academy
ⓘ
educational institution ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| curriculumIncludes |
classics
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history ⓘ logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ modern languages ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1786 ⓘ |
| educationalLevel |
advanced school
ⓘ
pre-university ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | English Presbyterian and other dissenting ministers ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1757 ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPhilosophy |
emphasis on reason and inquiry
ⓘ
rational dissent ⓘ tolerance of diverse religious views ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Dissenting Academies movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
Unitarianism
ⓘ
surface form:
English Unitarianism
Enlightenment thought in England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
liberal religious instruction
ⓘ
non-Anglican schooling ⓘ progressive education ⓘ teaching commerce-related subjects ⓘ teaching modern languages ⓘ teaching natural philosophy ⓘ training dissenting ministers ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ Warrington ⓘ |
| notablePupil |
George Walker (minister)
ⓘ
Thomas Belsham ⓘ Thomas Malthus ⓘ William Enfield ⓘ |
| notableTeacher |
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
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John Aikin ⓘ John Seddon of Warrington ⓘ Joseph Priestley ⓘ Philip Holland ⓘ |
| purpose |
education of dissenting clergy
ⓘ
education of lay students ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
English Dissenters
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Nonconformists ⓘ |
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