Jeremy Belknap

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Jeremy Belknap was an American clergyman and historian best known for his pioneering historical writings on New Hampshire and for helping to establish organized historical scholarship in the United States.

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instanceOf American Congregational minister
American historian
clergyman
historian
human
burialPlace Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1744-06-04
dateOfDeath 1798-06-20
describedAs pioneer of critical historical writing in the United States
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College
fieldOfWork American biography
New England history
founded Massachusetts Historical Society
gender male
genre biography
history
hasPartInWork History of New Hampshire, Volume I
History of New Hampshire
surface form: History of New Hampshire, Volume II

History of New Hampshire
surface form: History of New Hampshire, Volume III
influenced development of state and local history in the United States
knownFor helping to establish organized historical scholarship in the United States
pioneering historical writings on New Hampshire
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Massachusetts Historical Society
movement early American historical scholarship
nativeLanguage English
notableWork A Discourse Intended to Commemorate the Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
American Biography
History of New Hampshire
occupation Congregational minister
clergyman
historian
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld pastor of a Congregational church in Dover, New Hampshire
pastor of the Federal Street Church in Boston
religion Congregationalism
usedMethod critical use of primary sources in historical writing
workLocation Boston, Massachusetts
Dover, New Hampshire

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