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John Mott

1865 - 1955

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John Raleigh Mott (May 25, 1865 – January 31, 1955) was an American evangelist and long-serving leader of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF). He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for his work in establishing and strengthening international Protestant Christian student organizations that worked to promote peace. He shared the prize with Emily Balch. From 1895 until 1920 Mott was the General Secretary of the WSCF. Intimately involved in the formation of the World Council of Churches in 1948, that body elected him as a lifelong honorary President. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Mott is the 736th most popular religious figure (up from 897th in 2019), the 997th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,355th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Religious Figure.

John Mott was a Presbyterian missionary who was instrumental in founding the World Student Christian Federation. He also helped found the World Council of Churches and was instrumental in the formation of the World Council of Churches.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Mott ranks 736 out of 3,187. Before him are John Cassian, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Angelo Scola, Obadiah, Al-Suyuti, and Robert of Molesme. After him are Nahor, son of Serug, Benkei, Mordecai, Saint Remigius, Olaus Magnus, and Matteo Zuppi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, John Mott ranks 22. Before him are Wilfrid Voynich, Paul Dukas, Philipp Scheidemann, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and Jacques Hadamard. After him are Félix Vallotton, Andranik, Benjamin Guggenheim, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, and Alfred Hugenberg. Among people deceased in 1955, John Mott ranks 23. Before him are Paul Claudel, Rodolfo Graziani, Maurice Utrillo, George Enescu, Pak Hon-yong, and Vasily Blokhin. After him are Calouste Gulbenkian, Carmen Miranda, Hermann Weyl, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, and Michael Chekhov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Mott ranks 997 out of 20,380. Before him are Benny Goodman (1909), Talia Shire (1946), Burt Reynolds (1936), Jules Dassin (1911), Frances McDormand (1957), and Arthur Ashkin (1922). After him are Andre Agassi (1970), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Greg Abbott (1957), William H. Macy (1950), Frances Farmer (1913), and Hermann Joseph Muller (1890).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, John Mott ranks 10. Before him are Charles Taze Russell (1852), Maria Branyas (1907), Billy Graham (1918), Henry Molaison (1926), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), and Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930). After him are Timothy M. Dolan (1950), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), William Miller (1782), Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944), William M. Branham (1909), and Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947).

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