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George Whitefield
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English minister and preacher
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George Whitefield was a male Christian minister, theologian, writer, and preacher born in Gloucester in 1714. A citizen of the United Kingdom, he was educated at Pembroke College and spoke English. His religious worldview encompassed Reformed Christianity and the Episcopal Church. He was influenced by Jonathan Edwards and had significant associations with John Wesley and Charles Wesley.
Whitefield authored 87 works, including *Researchers Library of Ancient Texts - Volume V*, *Walking with God*, *Seed of the Woman and the Seed of the Serpent*, *Great Sermons - the Great Duty of Family Religion*, and *Great Sermons by Great Preachers*. He died in Newburyport in 1770 and is buried in Massachusetts. His life and work have been described by sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 87
Top works
- Researchers Library of Ancient Texts - Volume V
- Walking with God
- Seed of the Woman and the Seed of the Serpent
- Great Sermons - the Great Duty of Family Religion
- Great Sermons by Great Preachers
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Gloucester
- Place of death
- Newburyport
- Occupation
- preacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Image
- George Whitefield (head).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1714-00-00
- date of death
- 1770-01-01
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- influenced by
- Jonathan Edwards
- Commons category
- George Whitefield
- place of burial
- Massachusetts
- name in native language
- George Whitefield
- significant person
- Charles Wesley
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