Granville Sharp
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Granville Sharp was an 18th-century English scholar and pioneering abolitionist who played a leading role in the early legal and political battles against slavery in Britain.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican
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abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of slavery in the British Empire
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legal rights of enslaved Africans in Britain ⓘ |
| burialPlace | All Saints Church, Fulham ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| coFounded | Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1735-11-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1813-07-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Durham School ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
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surface form:
Ordnance Office
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| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Sharp ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Sharp ⓘ |
| fullName | Granville Sharp self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Granville ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | founding father of British abolitionism ⓘ |
| influenced |
British abolitionist movement
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Thomas Clarkson ⓘ William Wilberforce ⓘ |
| knownFor | formulating the “Granville Sharp rule” in Greek grammar ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mother | Judith Wheler ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigning against the slave trade
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early legal challenges to slavery in Britain ⓘ founding role in the Sierra Leone colony for freed slaves ⓘ role in the Somerset v Stewart case ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sharp’s case against slavery in England
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surface form:
A Representation of the Injustice and Dangerous Tendency of Tolerating Slavery in England
Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament ⓘ Sharp’s case against slavery in England ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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biblical scholar ⓘ civil servant ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Somerset v Stewart
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Zong massacre legal proceedings ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Durham, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Fulham, London
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surface form:
Fulham, London, England
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| positionHeld | clerk in the Ordnance Office ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Fulham, London
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | William Sharp ⓘ |
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