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Charles Grandison Finney

1792 - 1875

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Charles Grandison Finney (August 29, 1792 – August 16, 1875) was a controversial American Presbyterian minister and leader in the Second Great Awakening in the United States. He has been called the "Father of Old Revivalism". Finney rejected much of traditional Reformed theology. Finney was best known as a passionate revivalist preacher from 1825 to 1835 in the Burned-over District in Upstate New York and Manhattan, an opponent of Old School Presbyterian theology, an advocate of Christian perfectionism, and a religious writer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Grandison Finney is the 3,918th most popular writer (down from 3,783rd in 2019), the 5,698th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,844th in 2019) and the 445th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Charles Grandison Finney ranks 3,918 out of 7,302. Before him are Friedrich von Bodenstedt, István Örkény, Athol Fugard, Apollon Maykov, Fadwa Tuqan, and Seán O'Casey. After him are Michael Blake, Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin, Titus Calpurnius Siculus, Mirza Khazar, Bernard-Marie Koltès, and Girolamo de Rada.

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Among people born in 1792, Charles Grandison Finney ranks 53. Before him are Abraham Jacob van der Aa, George Cruikshank, Martin Ohm, Maria Quitéria, James Francis Stephens, and Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg. After him are Jeanne Jugan, Peter von Hess, Johann Georg Christian Lehmann, Christian Albrecht Jensen, Johann Georg Hiedler, and Thomas Bell. Among people deceased in 1875, Charles Grandison Finney ranks 58. Before him are Francisco Coll Guitart, Atanasio Aguirre, Leopold III, Prince of Lippe, Maria Röhl, Isidore Pils, and Mikhail Pogodin. After him are Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling, Petrache Poenaru, Robert von Mohl, William Sterndale Bennett, Fyodor Bruni, and Wilhelm Bauer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Grandison Finney ranks 5,698 out of 20,380. Before him are S. Robson Walton (1944), Harry Morgan (1915), Danai Gurira (1978), Holly Marie Combs (1973), John Randolph (1915), and Keenan Wynn (1916). After him are Michael Blake (1945), Richard F. Outcault (1863), Bob Peterson (1961), Don Murray (1929), Milo Ventimiglia (1977), and Michael Gross (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Charles Grandison Finney ranks 445. Before him are Zoe Akins (1886), Sara Teasdale (1884), Delia Owens (1949), Greg Bear (1951), David Brin (1950), and Voltairine de Cleyre (1866). After him are Michael Blake (1945), Henry Adams (1838), Joe Haldeman (1943), Elizabeth Strout (1956), Syd Field (1935), and Ralph Ellison (1914).

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