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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Ward Beecher has received more than 966,134 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Ward Beecher is the 5,705th most popular writer, the 8,756th most popular biography from United States and the 676th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 5,705 out of 7,302. Before him are Abraham Cowley, Federigo Tozzi, Ivan Dmitriev, Claude McKay, Antoni Słonimski, and Conrad Hall. After him are Manuel Rivas, Peider Lansel, Peter Morgan, Georgi Gospodinov, Sarmad Kashani, and Dragutin Tadijanović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 76. Before him are Gaëtan de Rochebouët, Narciso Campero, Timofey Granovsky, Isaac Pitman, Stephen Mallory, and Radhanath Sikdar. After him are Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, John Rae, John Sedgwick, George Alexander Macfarren, David Dixon Porter, and George Peter Alexander Healy. Among people deceased in 1887, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 57. Before him are Spencer Fullerton Baird, José Rufino Echenique, Sarah Yorke Jackson, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, August Spies, and Semyon Nadson. After him are Joachim IV of Constantinople, Albert Parsons, Balfour Stewart, Elihu B. Washburne, George Alexander Macfarren, and Alfred Domett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 8,756 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Dunleavy (1961), Earl Young (1941), David Frankel (1959), Lucille La Verne (1872), R. C. Sproul (1939), and Harvey Korman (1927). After him are Toni Basil (1943), Jerry Jones (1942), Richard Garfield (1963), Michelle Forbes (1965), Nana Visitor (1957), and Peggy Ann Garner (1932).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Henry Ward Beecher ranks 676. Before him are Lew Rockwell (1944), Donald Richie (1924), John Holt (1923), Earl Derr Biggers (1884), Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), and Dee Brown (1908). After him are Robert Christgau (1942), James E. Gunn (1923), Jack McDevitt (1935), Robert Bly (1926), Ann Rule (1931), and Gardner Dozois (1947).

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