George Washington Doane

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George Washington Doane was a 19th-century American Episcopal bishop, educator, and hymn writer known for his influential religious leadership and founding of schools in New Jersey.

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George Washington Doane canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Episcopal bishop ⓘ
educator ⓘ
human ⓘ
hymn writer ⓘ
affiliation Diocese of New Jersey ⓘ
areaOfInfluence American Episcopal Church ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church

New Jersey ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
denomination Protestant ⓘ
familyName Doane ⓘ
fieldOfWork hymnody ⓘ
religious education ⓘ
theology ⓘ
genre Christian hymn ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasRole poet ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ
school founder ⓘ
hasTitle Right Reverend ⓘ
influencedBy Anglican tradition ⓘ
knownFor founding schools in New Jersey ⓘ
religious leadership in the Episcopal Church ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church
middleName Washington ⓘ
notableFor promoting Christian education for youth ⓘ
writing widely used Episcopal hymns ⓘ
notableStudent students of Burlington College ⓘ
students of St. Mary’s Hall ⓘ
notableWork Hymn "Fling out the banner! let it float" ⓘ
Hymn "Softly now the light of day" ⓘ
Hymn "Thou art the Way" ⓘ
founding Burlington College in New Jersey ⓘ
founding St. Mary’s Hall in Burlington, New Jersey ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
educator ⓘ
hymn writer ⓘ
placeOfActivity State of New Jersey ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of New Jersey ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousOrder Anglican Communion ⓘ
residence Burlington, New Jersey ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Burlington, New Jersey ⓘ
New Jersey ⓘ

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William Croswell Doane → father → George Washington Doane ⓘ