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
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educational founder ⓘ evangelical clergyman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clergy Daughters' School
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Cowan Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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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"
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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
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educator ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Cowan Bridge, Lancashire
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | Mr. Brocklehurst (in part) in "Jane Eyre" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of the Clergy Daughters' School
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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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