William Miller

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William Miller was a 19th-century American Baptist preacher and founder of the Millerite movement, whose apocalyptic teachings about the imminent Second Coming of Christ sparked a major religious revival and influenced later Adventist denominations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baptist minister
Christian preacher
founder of religious movement
human
basedOn literal reading of the Bible
causeOfNotability central figure in the Great Disappointment of 1844
leader of the Millerite movement
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1782-02-15
dateOfDeath 1849-12-20
denomination Baptist NERFINISHED
doctrineOrTheory calculation of prophetic time periods in Daniel and Revelation
educatedAt self-educated in Bible study
era Second Great Awakening NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup White American NERFINISHED
familyName Miller NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Christian eschatology
biblical prophecy interpretation
givenName William
hasCause religious revivalism in 19th-century America
hasEffect rise of Adventist denominations
widespread apocalyptic expectation in 1840s America
influenced Advent Christian Church NERFINISHED
Adventist movement NERFINISHED
Second Adventist denominations
Seventh-day Adventist Church NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryRank captain
movement Millerite movement NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableIdea historicist interpretation of biblical prophecy
imminent Second Coming of Christ
prediction of Christ’s return around 1843–1844
notableWork Millerite movement NERFINISHED
occupation farmer
preacher
participantIn War of 1812 NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Low Hampton, New York, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld lay Baptist preacher
religion Baptist NERFINISHED
religiousOrder Baptist laity
residence Low Hampton, New York, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Lucy Smith NERFINISHED

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George Storrs influencedBy William Miller
Glasgow Necropolis hasNotableBurial William Miller
Second Advent movement keyFigure William Miller