Dwight Lyman Moody

American evangelist (1837–1899)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[25]
Date of birth: February 5, 1837
Date of death: December 22, 1899
Place of birth: Northfield
Place of death: Northfield
Country of citizenship: United States^[14]
Occupation: editor, philosopher, writer, evangelist, hymnwriter, shoe salesman, missionary^[15]^[16]
Field of work: evangelism, Christian revival^[17]^[18]
Religion or worldview: Evangelicalism^[24]
Notable work: Moody Church, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Moody Bible Institute, Moody Publishers^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Father: Edwin J. Moody^[11]
Spouse: Emma Charlotte Moody^[12]
Child: Paul Dwight Moody^[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[37]
Archives at: Yale Divinity Library^[27]
Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia, The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, History of Missiology^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]
Family name: Moody (surname)^[28]
Given name: Dwight^[29]
Interested in: Wordless Book^[38]
Member of: Moody and Sankey^[23]
Movement: Higher Life movement^[26]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Christian Hymns
Partner in business or sport: Ira D. Sankey^[30]

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Place of burial: Round Top Cemetery^[10]
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11916688d
Carnegie Hall agent ID: 66927
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266796033536

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DDB person (GND) ID: 118736760
Discogs artist ID: 1800365
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Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online ID: Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837-1899)
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 53842
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100207786
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Topic's main category: Category:Dwight Lyman Moody
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WikiTree person ID: Moody-3920
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Yale LUX ID: person/b38476ef-54d6-4a42-9b9f-4cadd806eb38
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🔗 Connections

Occupation 6

writer, philosopher, missionary, editor, evangelist, hymnwriter

← Significant person 4

Second Coming, dispensationalism, Christian fundamentalism, Cyrus Ingerson Scofield

Described by source 3

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, History of Missiology

Notable work 3

Moody Bible Institute, Moody Church, Northfield Mount Hermon School

Field of work 2

evangelism, Christian revival

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Founded entities 1

Northfield Mount Hermon School

Instance of 1

human

Interested in 1

Wordless Book

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Partner in business or sport 1

Ira D. Sankey

Place of birth 1

Northfield

Place of death 1

Northfield

Religion or worldview 1

Evangelicalism

SNARC ID 1

Erik Cadée

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

English

← Partner in business or sport 1

Ira D. Sankey

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Summary

Dwight Lyman Moody was born on February 5, 1837^[1], in Northfield^[2]. He died on December 22, 1899^[3], in Northfield^[4]. He worked as an editor^[5], philosopher^[6], writer^[7], evangelist^[8], and hymnwriter^[9].

FAQs

Where was Dwight Lyman Moody born?

Dwight Lyman Moody was born in Northfield^[2].

Where did Dwight Lyman Moody die?

Dwight Lyman Moody passed away in Northfield^[4].

Who were Dwight Lyman Moody's parents?

Dwight Lyman Moody's father was Edwin J. Moody^[11].

Who was Dwight Lyman Moody married to?

Dwight Lyman Moody's spouses include Emma Charlotte Moody^[12].

What did Dwight Lyman Moody do for work?

Dwight Lyman Moody worked as an editor^[5], philosopher^[6], writer^[7], evangelist^[8], and hymnwriter^[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — place of birth (P19): Northfield. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — place of death (P20): Northfield. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — father (P22): Edwin J. Moody. Geni.com. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — spouse (P26): Emma Charlotte Moody. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — child (P40): Paul Dwight Moody. Geni.com. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — field of work (P101): evangelism. Retrieved 2024-10-28. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — field of work (P101): Christian revival. Retrieved 2024-10-28. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — occupation (P106): editor. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — occupation (P106): philosopher. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — occupation (P106): evangelist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — occupation (P106): hymnwriter. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — occupation (P106): shoe salesman. goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — occupation (P106): missionary. History of Missiology. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — place of burial (P119): Round Top Cemetery. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — movement (P135): Higher Life movement. Retrieved 2024-10-28. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — religion or worldview (P140): Evangelicalism. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — member of (P463): Moody and Sankey. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — archives at (P485): Yale Divinity Library. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — date of birth (P569): February 5, 1837. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-29. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — date of death (P570): December 22, 1899. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — family name (P734): Moody (surname). wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — given name (P735): Dwight. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — notable work (P800): Moody Church. Retrieved 2024-10-28. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — notable work (P800): Northfield Mount Hermon School. Retrieved 2024-10-28. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — notable work (P800): Moody Bible Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-28. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — notable work (P800): Moody Publishers. Retrieved 2024-10-28. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — partner in business or sport (P1327): Ira D. Sankey. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — described by source (P1343): The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — described by source (P1343): The New Student's Reference Work. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — described by source (P1343): History of Missiology. bu.edu. bu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Dwight Lyman Moody — interested in (P2650): Wordless Book. Retrieved 2024-10-28. wikidata.org.

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