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Charles Augustus Briggs

American scholar and theologian (1841–1913)
Person human Q330596

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
January 15, 1841, 1841[10]
Date of death
June 8, 1913, 1913[11]
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[16]
Occupation
theologian, university teacher, writer, librarian, cleric, parson[17]
Employer
Union Theological Seminary[23]
Field of work
theology, liberal Christianity, biblical theology, biblical criticism, Hebrew[18][19][20][21][22]
Educated at
Union Theological Seminary, University of Virginia, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[24][25][26]
Religion or worldview
Anglicanism, Presbyterianism[27][28]
Father
Alanson Tuthill Briggs[13]
Spouse
Julia Valentine Dobbs Briggs[14]
Child
Emilie Grace Briggs[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[37]
Archives at
Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary[30]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science[39]
Convicted of
heresy[36]
Described by source
Library of the World's Best Literature, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33][34][35]
Family name
Briggs[31]
Given name
Charles[32]
Name in native language
Charles Augustus Briggs[38]
P14611
35741
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Place of burial
Green-Wood Cemetery[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Augustus Briggs ar تشارلز أغسطس بريغز cs Charles A. Briggs cs Charles Augustus Briggs fr Charles A. Briggs he צ'ארלס אוגוסטוס בריגז ja チャールス・アウガスタス・ブリッグス ko 찰스 브릭스 ru Чарльз Бриггс ru Чарльз Огастес Бриггс sv Briggs, Charles Augustus sv Charles Augustus Briggs sv Charles Briggs
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000110270790
VIAF cluster ID
54296612
Library of Congress authority ID
nr88011799
GND ID
118998072
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
CharlesAugustusBriggs.jpg ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
12361020
American National Biography ID
0800178
Angelicum ID
396
BIBSYS ID
90392056
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
12908
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
134788078
CONOR.SI ID
167140963
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11181047
CiNii Research ID
1140000791695551104
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118998072
EBAF authority ID
3104
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Charles-A-Briggs
FAST ID
241364
Freebase ID
/m/03qw4b
Geni.com profile ID
6000000002773504542
IdRef ID
033567379
IxTheo authority ID
079780636
KBR person ID
14364693
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118998072
Libraries Australia ID
35571743
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01742303
NDL Authority ID
00768757
NL CR AUT ID
zmp20221165067
NLA Trove people ID
1000054
NLP ID
a0000003664642
NUKAT ID
n97083645
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000522947
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007289093105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000135735
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810607597505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1183438
National Virtual Library of India ID
687053
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07107483X
Open Library ID
OL2582673A, OL349155A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095527332
PUG authority ID
3349
Parsifal cluster ID
4643
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
10993
Prabook ID
744161
RERO ID (legacy)
A003043231
SBN author ID
LO1V027809
SHARE Catalogue author ID
206159
SNAC ARK ID
w60g48f9
Treccani ID
charles-augustus-briggs
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10167324
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/125221
WikiTree person ID
Briggs-3181
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxCFvRR8TCyJXf4tPcVmd
Yale LUX ID
person/db171c07-5a42-436b-9b97-b6dbf34dc316

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 5
Hebrew, theology, liberal Christianity, biblical criticism, biblical theology
Occupation 5
writer, librarian, theologian, cleric, university teacher
Educated at 3
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Virginia, Union Theological Seminary
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Contributed to creative work 1
Popular Science
Convicted of 1
heresy
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Union Theological Seminary
Family name 1
Briggs
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of burial 1
Green-Wood Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Religion or worldview 1
Presbyterianism
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Brown–Driver–Briggs
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Summary

Charles Augustus Briggs was born on January 15, 1841[1], in New York City[2]. He died on June 8, 1913[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], university teacher[6], writer[7], librarian[8], and cleric[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Brown–Driver–Briggs[40], a dictionary of the Hebrew language[41], written by Francis Brown[42].

FAQs

Where was Charles Augustus Briggs born?

Charles Augustus Briggs's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Charles Augustus Briggs die?

Charles Augustus Briggs died in New York City[4].

Who were Charles Augustus Briggs's parents?

Charles Augustus Briggs's father was Alanson Tuthill Briggs[13].

Who was Charles Augustus Briggs married to?

Charles Augustus Briggs's spouses include Julia Valentine Dobbs Briggs[14].

What did Charles Augustus Briggs do for work?

Charles Augustus Briggs worked as a theologian[5], university teacher[6], writer[7], librarian[8], and cleric[9].

Where did Charles Augustus Briggs go to school?

Charles Augustus Briggs was educated at Union Theological Seminary[24], University of Virginia[25], and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[26].

Related Entities

New York City theology United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . findingaids.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved . findingaids.library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . columbia.edu. Retrieved . columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 20d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'ko', 'ru', 'sv']
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → theologian, university teacher, writer +3
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  4. 25w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Contributed to creative work → Popular Science
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Child → Emilie Grace Briggs
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