William Carus Wilson

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William Carus Wilson was a 19th-century English evangelical clergyman best known for founding the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge, which later gained notoriety through its depiction in Charlotte Brontë’s "Jane Eyre."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican priest
educational founder
evangelical clergyman
human
associatedWith Clergy Daughters' School NERFINISHED
Cowan Bridge NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
denomination Church of England
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge
gender male
influencedBy evangelical Anglicanism
influencedWork "Jane Eyre" NERFINISHED
knownFor being associated with the fictional Lowood School in Charlotte Brontë’s "Jane Eyre"
founding the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge
languageSpoken English
memberOf University of Cambridge alumni NERFINISHED
movement Evangelicalism NERFINISHED
notableStudent pupils at the Clergy Daughters' School
notableWork Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge NERFINISHED
occupation clergyman
educator
placeOfActivity Cowan Bridge, Lancashire NERFINISHED
England
portrayedAs Mr. Brocklehurst (in part) in "Jane Eyre" NERFINISHED
positionHeld founder of the Clergy Daughters' School
principal of the Clergy Daughters' School
religion Christianity
subjectOf biographical discussions of the real-life model for Lowood School in "Jane Eyre"
timePeriod 19th century

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