Henry Venn

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkb:Missionaries_of_Charity
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Evangelism
gptkbp:birth_date 1796-03-10
gptkbp:children Henry Venn the Younger
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for social reform
Missionary work in Africa
Support for the abolition of slavery
Promotion of education in India
gptkbp:death_date 1873-01-13
gptkbp:field gptkb:Christian_theology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Venn
gptkbp:inception 1823
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Social_gospel_movement
Global missions
Modern evangelicalism
19th-century missionary movements
Christian social responsibility
Church of England missions
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkbp:known_for Promoting the Church Missionary Society
gptkbp:legacy Venn diagram (named after his son)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work The Life and Letters of Henry Venn
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:clergy
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Venn
gptkbp:position_held Chaplain to the Bishop of London
Rector of St. John's, Clapham
Vicar of St. Peter's, Walworth
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:sibling John Venn (brother)
gptkbp:spouse Sarah Venn
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Martyn
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5