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John Mott
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American Methodist and founder of the YMCA (1865–1955)
John Mott was an American Methodist leader who founded the YMCA in 1865 and became one of the most influential religious figures of his era. His work with the YMCA and other Christian organizations made him a major force in promoting Protestant Christianity and social reform during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1865-05-25 ) May 25, 1865, Livingston Manor , Sullivan County , New York , U.S.
- Died
- January 31, 1955 (1955-01-31) (aged 89), Orlando, Florida , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Upper Iowa University , Cornell University ( B.A. )
- Occupation
- Activist
- Organization s
- YMCA , World Student Christian Federation
- Spouse
- Leila Ada White (m. 1891; died 1952)
- Parent s
- John Mott Sr., Elmira (Dodge) Mott
- Awards
- Nobel Peace Prize (1946)
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1946
“for his contribution to the creation of a peace-promoting religious brotherhood across national boundaries”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Livingston Manor
- Place of death
- Orlando
- Occupation
- missionary
- Educated at
- Cornell University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Methodism
- Participant in
- 1910 World Missionary Conference
- Image
- John Raleigh Mott, 1910.jpg
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- Commons category
- John Raleigh Mott
- date of birth
- 1865-05-25
- date of death
- 1955-01-31
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- Washington National Cathedral
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Encyclopedic overview
The United States - Mexico Commission. Standing from left to right are: Stephen Bonsal, Attache of the State Department and Advisor to the American Commission; American Secretary of State Robert Lansing; Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador designate, and Leo Stanton Rowe, the Secretary to the American Commission. Sitting from left to right are John Mott of New York City; Judge George Gray of Wilmington, Delaware; Secretary of the Interior Franklin Knight Lane; Luis Cabrera Lobato, chairman of the Mexican delegation and Secretary of the Treasury of Mexico, Alberto J. Pani, President of the National Railways of Mexico; and Ignacio Bonillas, Minister of Communications and Public Works... The image was taken at the Biltmore Hotel in New York City on September 9, 1916. 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 Greene 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. He helped found the World Student Christian Federation in 1895, the 1910 World Missionary Conference and the World Council of Churches in 1948. His best-known book, The Evangelization of the World in this Generation, became a missionary slogan in the early 20th century.
Biography
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