Samuel Johnson (college president)
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Samuel Johnson was an American Anglican clergyman, philosopher, and educator who became the first president of King's College, the institution that later evolved into Columbia University.
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| Samuel Johnson (college president) canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Samuel Johnson (college president) Context triple: [King's College, notableFaculty, Samuel Johnson (college president)]
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Elihu Yale
Elihu Yale was an 18th-century British merchant and philanthropist whose donations to a colonial college in New Haven led to that institution being renamed Yale University in his honor.
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Harvey Buell Spelman
Harvey Buell Spelman was a 19th-century American businessman and abolitionist known as the father of Laura Spelman Rockefeller and for his involvement in social reform and religious activities in Ohio.
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Thomas Hollis
Thomas Hollis was an English philanthropist and benefactor whose support for education and public institutions led several American towns and schools to be named in his honor.
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Francis Wayland
Francis Wayland was a prominent 19th-century American Baptist minister, educator, and moral philosopher who served as president of Brown University and influenced social and educational reform.
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Hugh Blair
Hugh Blair was an 18th-century Scottish minister, rhetorician, and literary critic whose influential lectures and writings made him a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Samuel Johnson (college president) Target entity description: Samuel Johnson was an American Anglican clergyman, philosopher, and educator who became the first president of King's College, the institution that later evolved into Columbia University.
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A.
Elihu Yale
Elihu Yale was an 18th-century British merchant and philanthropist whose donations to a colonial college in New Haven led to that institution being renamed Yale University in his honor.
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B.
Harvey Buell Spelman
Harvey Buell Spelman was a 19th-century American businessman and abolitionist known as the father of Laura Spelman Rockefeller and for his involvement in social reform and religious activities in Ohio.
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C.
Thomas Hollis
Thomas Hollis was an English philanthropist and benefactor whose support for education and public institutions led several American towns and schools to be named in his honor.
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D.
Francis Wayland
Francis Wayland was a prominent 19th-century American Baptist minister, educator, and moral philosopher who served as president of Brown University and influenced social and educational reform.
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E.
Hugh Blair
Hugh Blair was an 18th-century Scottish minister, rhetorician, and literary critic whose influential lectures and writings made him a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican clergyman
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college president ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| child | William Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British America
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
King's College (New York)
NERFINISHED
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Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American colonial education
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curriculum of King's College (New York) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Berkeley
NERFINISHED
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John Locke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first president of the institution that became Columbia University
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introducing Enlightenment philosophy into American higher education ⓘ |
| notableStudent | William Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A System of Morality
NERFINISHED
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Elementa Philosophica NERFINISHED ⓘ English and Hebrew Grammar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethices Elementa NERFINISHED ⓘ First English grammar published in America ⓘ First Hebrew grammar published in America ⓘ Textbooks for King's College curriculum ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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college president ⓘ educator ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
first president of King's College (New York)
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rector of Christ Church, Stratford, Connecticut ⓘ tutor at Yale College ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Charity Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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