Mather,Increase

Mather,Increase
Math·er (măthʹər), Increase. 1639-1723.
American clergyman and writer. He and his son Cotton (1663-1728) exerted great theological and political influence on the colony of Massachusetts through their staunch Puritanism and prolific writing.

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  • Mather, Increase — born June 21, 1639, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony died Aug. 23, 1723, Boston American Puritan leader. The son of a Puritan cleric, he was educated at Harvard College and at Trinity College, Dublin. He returned to New England and served as… …   Universalium

  • Mather, Increase — (21 jun. 1639, Dorchester, colonia de la bahía de Massachusetts–23 ago. 1723, Boston). Líder puritano estadounidense. Hijo de un clérigo puritano, se educó en el Harvard Collage y en el Trinity College, de Dublín. Regresó a Nueva Inglaterra y fue …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • MATHER (I.) — MATHER INCREASE (1639 1723) La première génération de la Nouvelle Angleterre, celle de John Winthrop, de John Cotton, de Thomas Hooker, avait établi sur le continent américain une «Plantation» où l’on pût vivre conformément aux ordonnances du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Increase Mather — Infobox Person name = Increase Mather image size = 220px caption = Increase Mather in 1688, when he was in London. Portrait by John van der Spriett birth date = birth date|1639|6|21|mf=y birth place = Dorchester, Massachusetts death date = death… …   Wikipedia

  • Mather — /madh euhr, math /, n. 1. Cotton, 1663 1728, American clergyman and author. 2. his father, Increase /in krees/, 1639 1723, American clergyman and author. * * * (as used in expressions) Greene Charles Sumner and Henry Mather Mather Cotton Mather… …   Universalium

  • Mather — (as used in expressions) Greene, Charles Sumner y Greene, Henry Mather Mather, Cotton Mather, Increase …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Increase Mather — Increase Mather, 1688, par John van der Spriett Increase Mather (21 juin 1639, Dorchester, Massachusetts, États Unis 23 août 1723, Boston, Massachusetts, États Unis), était un …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mather — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Ben Mather (* 1981), australischer Mountainbikefahrer Berkely Mather (1909–1996), englischer Schriftsteller Bruce Mather (* 1939), kanadischer Komponist Cotton Mather (1663–1728), puritanischer Geistlicher …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MATHER (C.) — MATHER COTTON (1663 1728) Petit fils et de John Cotton et de Richard Mather, deux grands noms des premiers temps de la «Plantation du Seigneur» en Nouvelle Angleterre, Cotton Mather, né en 1663, l’année précédant l’installation de son père… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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