John Clarke Young

American educator, pastor, academic administrator, and fourth president of Centre College (1803–1857)
Person human Q94273783
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John Clarke Young

Summary

John Clarke Young is a human[1]. His place of birth was Greencastle[2]. He was born on +1803-08-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Danville[4]. He died on +1857-06-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an educator[6] and pastor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Clarke Young was born in Greencastle[2].
  • John Clarke Young died in Danville[4].
  • John Clarke Young was born on +1803-08-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Clarke Young died on +1857-06-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Bellevue Cemetery[9].
  • John Clarke Young held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was John Clarke Young's native language[11].
  • John Clarke Young's professions included educator[6].
  • John Clarke Young worked as a pastor[7].
  • John Clarke Young held the position of president[12].
  • John Clarke Young held the position of pastor[13].
  • John Clarke Young was employed by Centre College[14].
  • John Clarke Young was educated at Dickinson College[15].
  • John Clarke Young's education included a stint at Princeton Theological Seminary[16].
  • John Clarke Young's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[17].
  • John Clarke Young's image is recorded as John C. Young by John Sartain (cropped).jpg[18].
  • John Clarke Young is recorded as male[19].
  • John Clarke Young's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • John Clarke Young's signature is recorded as Signature of John Clarke Young (1803–1857).png[21].
  • John Clarke Young's ISNI is recorded as 0000000031623877[22].
  • John Clarke Young's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58282273[23].
  • John Clarke Young's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92122693[24].
  • John Clarke Young's Commons category is recorded as John C. Young (pastor)[25].
  • John Clarke Young's archives at is recorded as Centre College[26].
  • John Clarke Young earned the academic degree of Doctor of Divinity[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Clarke Young was born in Greencastle[2]. He was born on +1803-08-12T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at Dickinson College[15], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1783[30], headquartered in Carlisle[31] and Princeton Theological Seminary[16], a seminary[32], in United States[33], founded in 1812[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]. John Clarke Young earned the academic degree of Doctor of Divinity[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include educator[6] and pastor[7]. John Clarke Young was employed by Centre College[14]. Positions held include president[12], a corporate title[36] and pastor[13], a Christian religious occupation[37].

Personal Life

John Clarke Young's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[17].

Death and Burial

John Clarke Young died on +1857-06-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Danville[4]. He is buried at Bellevue Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

John Clarke Young ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was John Clarke Young born?

John Clarke Young's place of birth was Greencastle[2].

Where did John Clarke Young die?

John Clarke Young passed away in Danville[4].

What did John Clarke Young do for work?

John Clarke Young worked as educator[6] and pastor[7].

Where did John Clarke Young go to school?

John Clarke Young was educated at Dickinson College[15] and Princeton Theological Seminary[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . sc.centre.edu. sc.centre.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . sc.centre.edu. sc.centre.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . amnews.com. amnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . sc.centre.edu. sc.centre.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . sc.centre.edu. sc.centre.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . sc.centre.edu. sc.centre.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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