Cotton Mather

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Puritanism
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:advocated_for the use of reason in religion
smallpox inoculation
the prosecution of witches
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkb:Congregational_Church
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkbp:argued_on the necessity of trials
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:New_England_Puritanism
gptkb:Salem_witch_trials
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Puritanism
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkb:New_England
gptkb:Boston_Latin_School
gptkbp:belief the existence of witchcraft
gptkbp:birth_date February 12, 1663
gptkbp:birth_year 1663
gptkbp:born February 12, 1663
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:child gptkb:Nathaniel_Mather
gptkb:John_Mather
gptkb:Samuel_Mather
gptkb:Sarah_Mather
gptkb:Patience_Mather
Abigail Mather
Elizabeth Mather
Joseph Mather
Timothy Mather
Hannah Mather
Mary Mather
Mercy Mather
Rebecca Mather
Benjamin Mather
gptkbp:death_date February 13, 1728
gptkbp:death_year 1728
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Richard_Mather
gptkb:Increase_Mather
gptkbp:died February 13, 1728
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:historical_accounts
promoting education
theological works
scientific writings
advocating for smallpox inoculation
writing about the Salem witch trials
gptkbp:father gptkb:Increase_Mather
gptkbp:field gptkb:New_England_Puritanism
gptkbp:has_a controversial legacy
complex relationship with authority
large influence on colonial America
gptkbp:has_child several
gptkbp:has_influence_on historical writing in America
modern American Protestantism
public health policy in America
the role of religion in American society
the study of witchcraft in America
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:Author
gptkb:Scientist
gptkb:Christian_theology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cotton Mather
gptkbp:influence American religious thought
New England history
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Joseph_Sewall
gptkb:Mary_Dyer
gptkb:Richard_Mather
gptkb:American_Puritanism
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:William_Penn
gptkb:John_Winthrop
gptkb:Roger_Williams
gptkb:Jonathan_Edwards
gptkb:John_Winthrop_the_Younger
gptkb:American_history
gptkb:Increase_Mather
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:George_Whitefield
gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
gptkb:Anne_Hutchinson
gptkb:William_Stoughton
gptkb:Samuel_Willard
gptkb:John_Cotton_the_Younger
American literature
Puritan beliefs
Cotton Mather's father
Increase Mather's brother
Increase Mather's daughter
Increase Mather's father
Increase Mather's mother
Increase Mather's son
Increase Mather's wife
Samuel Mather's brother
Samuel Mather's daughter
Samuel Mather's father
Samuel Mather's mother
Samuel Mather's son
Samuel Mather's wife
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Richard_Mather
gptkb:John_Cotton
gptkb:Increase_Mather
gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:is_criticized_for his role in the witch trials
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:North_End_Church
against witchcraft
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Puritanism
gptkb:Witchblade
Advocacy of the Salem witch trials
Promotion of smallpox inoculation
gptkbp:mother Maria Cotton
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Magnalia_Christi_Americana
gptkb:Wonders_of_the_Invisible_World
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Wonders_of_the_Invisible_World
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Author
gptkb:clergy
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Cotton_Mather_portrait_by_John_Smibert
gptkbp:published over 400 works
several pamphlets
gptkbp:relation_to gptkb:Increase_Mather
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maria_Mather
Mary Mather
gptkbp:supported the use of spectral evidence
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:spiritual_leader
gptkb:culture
gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:Author
gptkb:intellectuals
gptkb:Scientist
gptkb:Public_figure
gptkb:political_leaders
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:historians
gptkb:New_England_Puritan
social commentator
advocate for education
historical figure in American history
civic leader
prolific writer
historical chronicler
historical commentator
defender of the faith
moral philosopher
advocate for the church
advocate for moral values
proponent of religious tolerance
contributor to American literature
critic of the Enlightenment
devout Christian
influential in the development of American thought
key figure in the Puritan movement
mentor to many ministers
notable for his writings on witchcraft
proponent of the Great Awakening
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkbp:was_involved_in the Salem witch trials
the smallpox inoculation debate
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:the_Great_Awakening
the Salem witch trials
Boston clergy
the Congregationalist movement
the Massachusetts Bay Colony government
the early American Enlightenment
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Biblia_Americana
gptkb:Magnalia_Christi_Americana
gptkb:The_Angel_of_Bethesda
gptkb:Wonders_of_the_Invisible_World
gptkb:Memorable_Providences_Relating_to_Witchcrafts_and_Possessions
gptkb:The_Life_of_Sir_William_Phips
The Wonders of the Invisible World
The Man of God
The Great Works of Christ in America
over 450 works
A Discourse on the Good Education of Children
The Christian Philosopher
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkb:Salem_Witch_Trials
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4