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John Thornton Kirkland
Johan Thornton Kirkland
American clergyman (1770–1840); president of Harvard University from 1810 to 1828.
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John Thornton Kirkland
Date of Birth
8/17/1770
Reason for Preferred Rank
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Most Precise Value
1770
Date of Death
4/26/1840
Reason for Preferred Rank
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Most Precise Value
1840
Instance Of
Human
Given Name
John
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Educated At
Harvard University
Phillips Academy
Place of Death
Boston
Place of Birth
Herkimer County
Member Of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Antiquarian Society
Award Received
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
(1799 - )
Start Time
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1799
Family Name
Kirkland
Country of Citizenship
United States
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Father
Samuel Kirkland
Place of Burial
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Position Held
President of Harvard University
(1810 - 1828)
Start Time
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1810
End Time
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1828
Sex or Gender
Male
Depicted By
Described by Source
Library of the World's Best Literature
Mother
Jerusha Bingham Kirkland
Occupation
Pastor
University Teacher
Writer
Portrait of Reverend John Thornton Kirkland
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