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Henry Ward Beecher

1813 - 1887

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Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on Christ's love has influenced mainstream Christianity through the 21st century. Beecher was the son of Lyman Beecher, a Calvinist minister who became one of the best-known evangelists of his era. Several of his brothers and sisters became well-known educators and activists, most notably Harriet Beecher Stowe, who achieved worldwide fame with her abolitionist novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Ward Beecher is the 6,089th most popular writer (down from 5,704th in 2019), the 10,538th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,755th in 2019) and the 770th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 6,089 out of 7,302. Before him are Wallace Stegner, Ralph Giordano, Karin Slaughter, José Burgos, James Dickey, and Mathias Énard. After him are Fredy Perlman, Frances Power Cobbe, Dora Marsden, Gerhard Roth, Stella Gibbons, and Ben Okri.

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Among people born in 1813, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 80. Before him are Timofey Granovsky, Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, John Cassin, George Peter Alexander Healy, Isaac Pitman, and Radhanath Sikdar. After him are John Sedgwick, David Dixon Porter, Lot M. Morrill, John Rae, and Zachariah Chandler. Among people deceased in 1887, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 63. Before him are Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Semyon Nadson, Alfred Domett, Balfour Stewart, Albert Parsons, and Elihu B. Washburne. After him are Robert M. T. Hunter, Daniel Manning, and Dinah Craik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 10,540 out of 20,380. Before him are Deontay Wilder (1985), Daniel Cormier (1979), Steve Prefontaine (1951), Dennis Johnson (1954), Don Gordon (1926), and Tim Miller (1964). After him are Kelly Slater (1972), Ann Sothern (1909), Devin Ratray (1977), Mathew Knowles (1952), Sam Bottoms (1955), and Sammy Cahn (1913).

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Among writers born in United States, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 770. Before him are Maxine Kumin (1925), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), David Simon (1960), Wallace Stegner (1909), Karin Slaughter (1971), and James Dickey (1923). After him are Roderick Thorp (1936), Robinson Jeffers (1887), Kevin Kelly (1952), Ernest Lehman (1915), Michael Lewis (1960), and Kathryn Stockett (1969).

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