Increase Mather

Puritan minister, academic, activist (1639-1723)
Person human Q2632251
Increase Mather
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Increase Mather

Summary

Increase Mather is a human[1]. Born in Dorchester[2], he… he was born on June 21, 1639[3]. He passed away in Boston[4]. He died on August 23, 1723[5]. He worked as a writer[6], theologian[7], university teacher[8], and Christian minister[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Dorchester[2], Increase Mather…
  • Increase Mather died in Boston[4].
  • Increase Mather was born on June 21, 1639[3].
  • Increase Mather died on August 23, 1723[5].
  • Increase Mather is buried at Copp's Hill Burying Ground[11].
  • Increase Mather's father was Richard Mather[12].
  • Increase Mather's mother was Catherine Holt[13].
  • Increase Mather was married to Maria Cotton[14].
  • Increase Mather was married to Anne Lake[15].
  • A child of Increase Mather was Cotton Mather[16].
  • A child of Increase Mather was Elizabeth Mather[17].
  • A child of Increase Mather was Samuel Mather[18].
  • A child of Increase Mather was Abigail Mather[19].
  • A child of Increase Mather was Sarah Walter[20].
  • Increase Mather held citizenship in Massachusetts Bay Colony[21].
  • Increase Mather worked as a writer[6].
  • Increase Mather worked as a theologian[7].
  • Increase Mather worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Increase Mather worked as a Christian minister[9].
  • Increase Mather held the position of President of Harvard University[22].
  • Increase Mather's education included a stint at Harvard University[23].
  • Increase Mather's education included a stint at Harvard College[24].
  • Increase Mather's religion is recorded as Protestantism[25].
  • Increase Mather's religion is recorded as Congregationalism in the United States[26].
  • Increase Mather is recorded as male[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Increase Mather's place of birth was Dorchester[2]. He was born on June 21, 1639[3]. His father was Richard Mather[12]. His mother was Catherine Holt[13].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[23], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Harvard College[24], a college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], theologian[7], university teacher[8], and Christian minister[9]. Increase Mather held the position of President of Harvard University[22].

Personal Life

Spouses include Maria Cotton[14], 1641–1714[35] and Anne Lake[15], 1663–1737[36]. Children include Cotton Mather[16], a Christian minister[37], 1663–1728[38], of Kingdom of Great Britain[39], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[40], specialised in Christian minister[41]; Elizabeth Mather[17], 1666–1745[42]; Samuel Mather[18], 1674–1733[43]; Abigail Mather[19]; and Sarah Walter[20], 1671–1758[44]. Religious affiliations include Protestantism[25], a Christian denominational family[45], founded in 1517[46] and Congregationalism in the United States[26], a Protestantism of an area[47], in United States[48].

Death and Burial

Increase Mather died on August 23, 1723[5]. He passed away in Boston[4]. Burial took place at Copp's Hill Burying Ground[11].

Why It Matters

Increase Mather ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Increase Mather born?

Born in Dorchester[2], Increase Mather…

Where did Increase Mather die?

Increase Mather passed away in Boston[4].

Who were Increase Mather's parents?

Increase Mather's father was Richard Mather[12]. Increase Mather's mother was Catherine Holt[13].

Who was Increase Mather married to?

Increase Mather's spouses include Maria Cotton[14] and Anne Lake[15].

What did Increase Mather do for work?

Increase Mather worked as writer[6], theologian[7], university teacher[8], and Christian minister[9].

Where did Increase Mather go to school?

Increase Mather was educated at Harvard University[23] and Harvard College[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . salem.lib.virginia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Harvard University, Harvard College
    Sibling → Timothy Mather
    Place of burial → Copp's Hill Burying Ground
    Place of death → Boston
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