Edward Beecher
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Edward Beecher was a 19th-century American Congregationalist minister, theologian, and abolitionist known for his religious leadership and anti-slavery advocacy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Beecher canonical | 11 |
| Beecher family | 1 |
| Charles Beecher | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T53895 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Edward Beecher Context triple: [Harriet Beecher Stowe, sibling, Edward Beecher]
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Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and abolitionist known for his powerful preaching against slavery.
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Roxana Foote Beecher
Roxana Foote Beecher was an American woman of the early 19th century known primarily as the mother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe and as a member of the prominent Beecher family.
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Lyman Beecher
Lyman Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and revivalist leader known for his influential role in the Second Great Awakening and his strong advocacy of temperance and social reform.
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Calvin Ellis Stowe
Calvin Ellis Stowe was an American biblical scholar and professor best known for his influential work in religious education and as the husband of author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Beecher Target entity description: Edward Beecher was a 19th-century American Congregationalist minister, theologian, and abolitionist known for his religious leadership and anti-slavery advocacy.
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A.
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and abolitionist known for his powerful preaching against slavery.
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B.
Roxana Foote Beecher
Roxana Foote Beecher was an American woman of the early 19th century known primarily as the mother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe and as a member of the prominent Beecher family.
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C.
Lyman Beecher
Lyman Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and revivalist leader known for his influential role in the Second Great Awakening and his strong advocacy of temperance and social reform.
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D.
Calvin Ellis Stowe
Calvin Ellis Stowe was an American biblical scholar and professor best known for his influential work in religious education and as the husband of author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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E.
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Congregationalist minister
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abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Congregational churches in Illinois
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Illinois College ⓘ Park Street Church ⓘ
surface form:
Park Street Church, Boston
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1803-08-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1895-07-28 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 19th-century American religious history ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale University
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surface form:
Yale College
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| familyName | Beecher ⓘ |
| father | Lyman Beecher ⓘ |
| genre |
religious non-fiction
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theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | college president ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Roxana Foote Beecher ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-slavery advocacy
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religious leadership in the 19th-century United States ⓘ theological writings on the problem of evil ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Narrative of Riots at Alton
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The Conflict of Ages ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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minister ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| partOf | Beecher family ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
East Hampton, New York, United States
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surface form:
East Hampton, New York
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| placeOfDeath |
Brooklyn
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surface form:
Brooklyn, New York
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| positionHeld |
first president of Illinois College
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pastor in Brooklyn, New York ⓘ pastor in Galesburg, Illinois ⓘ pastor of Park Street Church, Boston ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Henry Ward Beecher ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Brooklyn ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn, New York
Galesburg, Illinois ⓘ Jacksonville, Illinois ⓘ |
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Subject: Edward Beecher Description of subject: Edward Beecher was a 19th-century American Congregationalist minister, theologian, and abolitionist known for his religious leadership and anti-slavery advocacy.
Referenced by (13)
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