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Isaac Backus

American theologian, preacher, missionary, writer, and biblical scholar (1724-1806)
Person human Q6076001

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
January 9, 1724, 1724[10]
Date of death
November 20, 1806, 1806[11]
Place of birth
Yantic
Place of death
Middleborough
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
preacher, theologian, missionary, scholar, writer, Christian minister[15]
Employer
Baptists[16]
Educated at
Brown University[17]
Religion or worldview
Baptists, Reformed Baptists[18][19]
Father
Samuel Backus[12]
Mother
Elizabeth Tracy[13]
Founder
Brown University[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Described by source
Annals of the American Pulpit, The Biographical Dictionary of America[26][27]
Family name
Backus[24]
Given name
Isaac[25]
Movement
Reformed Christianity[22]
Residence
United States[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000080934591
VIAF cluster ID
14778752
Library of Congress authority ID
n50019393
GND ID
121541541
American National Biography ID
0100041
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/88578
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119627533
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01319441
DDB person (GND) ID
121541541
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Isaac-Backus
FAST ID
6251
Freebase ID
/m/0b8qpp
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000003075723217
IdRef ID
060577762
IxTheo authority ID
139780033
NUKAT ID
n2019006769
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000263355
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007302748505171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068408226
Notable Names Database ID
785/000196197
Open Library ID
OL184435A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
68431
Parsifal cluster ID
6743
Prabook ID
1096532
SBN author ID
VEAV537508
SNAC ARK ID
w60c4vqw
The First Amendment Encyclopedia ID
1158
WeRelate person ID
Isaac_Backus_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Backus-526
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcwDm9vQxx9QGfyJX9Yyd
Yale LUX ID
person/48c87706-c151-4592-a457-854f27243125

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Summary

Isaac Backus was born on January 9, 1724[1], in Yantic[2]. He died on November 20, 1806[3], in Middleborough[4]. He worked as a preacher[5], theologian[6], missionary[7], scholar[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Isaac Backus born?

Isaac Backus was born in Yantic[2].

Where did Isaac Backus die?

Isaac Backus passed away in Middleborough[4].

Who were Isaac Backus's parents?

Isaac Backus's father was Samuel Backus[12]. Isaac Backus's mother was Elizabeth Tracy[13].

What did Isaac Backus do for work?

Isaac Backus worked as a preacher[5], theologian[6], missionary[7], scholar[8], and writer[9].

Where did Isaac Backus go to school?

Isaac Backus was educated at Brown University[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Annals of the American Pulpit, The Biographical Dictionary of America
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Place of birth → Yantic
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01319441
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