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Timothy Dwight IV

American historian (1752-1817)
Person human Q325553
Timothy Dwight IV
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Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
May 14, 1752, 1752[10]
Date of death
January 11, 1817, 1817[11]
Place of birth
Northampton
Place of death
New Haven
Country of citizenship
United States[22]
Occupation
poet, politician, theologian, Christian minister, writer
Position held
member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[23]
Educated at
Yale College[24]
Religion or worldview
Congregational churches, Congregationalism in the United States[29][30]
Award received
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[26]
Father
Timothy Dwight[13]
Mother
Mary Edwards[14]
Spouse
Mary Woolsey[15]
Child
Sereno Edwards Dwight, William Theodore Dwight, James Dwight, Benjamin Woolsey Dwight, Timothy Dwight, Henry Edwin Dwight[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Sibling
Theodore Dwight, Elizabeth Dwight Woolsey[44][45]
Cause of death
prostate cancer[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[43]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Annals of the American Pulpit, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work[37][38][39][40][41][42]
Family name
Dwight[34]
Generational suffix
L642454-F1
Given name
Timothy[35]
Manner of death
natural causes[36]
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Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Antiquarian Society[27][28]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject every politician/Massachusetts
P14608
118672878
Place of burial
Grove Street Cemetery[12]
Residence
Massachusetts[33]
Social classification
slave owner
Student
Lyman Beecher[25]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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ISNI
0000000083422436
VIAF cluster ID
22371861
Library of Congress authority ID
n50028771
GND ID
118672878
American National Biography ID
0900244
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/60660
BHL creator ID
89861
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
144980424
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
dwight-timothy
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01378158
CiNii Research ID
1140845216531529344
Collective Biographies of Women ID
18950
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DAHR artist ID
101987
DDB person (GND) ID
118672878
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118672878
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0012462
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Timothy-Dwight
FAST ID
9524
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Find a Grave memorial ID
7518402
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000002860715509
Goodreads author ID
872486
Grove Music Online ID
A2282708
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
16819
Hymnary author ID
Dwight_Timothy
IdRef ID
05864184X
IxTheo authority ID
079456510
KBR person ID
14219209
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118672878
Kindred Britain ID
I27916
LBT person ID
TiDwigh1817
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
D/dwight-timothy
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05459916
NL CR AUT ID
mub2015868425
NLA Trove people ID
812604
NUKAT ID
n2019063733
National Library of Greece ID
162980
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000202002
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007298269805171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06941467X
Notable Names Database ID
385/000048241
Obálky knih ID
mub2015868425
Open Library ID
OL197822A
OpenMLOL author ID
140635
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
180504
Our Campaigns candidate ID
229403
Oxford Reference overview ID
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Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
2837
Prabook ID
12774
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
18947
RISM ID
people/30106246
Rodovid ID
1123000
SAR ancestor ID
151959
SNAC ARK ID
w6wh2s3p
Spenserians person ID
33252
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
1369
The Women's Print History Project person ID
4189
Treccani ID
timothy-dwight
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/105767
WeRelate person ID
Timothy_Dwight_(4)
Wellcome Collection concept ID
wdnxutff
WikiTree person ID
Dwight-126
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkMFtrxP7QQtMYYXCyKh3
Yale LUX ID
person/6171c3f0-f05c-4d03-a4c3-e158cd475298

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, poet, politician, theologian, Christian minister
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Antiquarian Society
Award received 1
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Cause of death 1
prostate cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Yale College
Given name 1
Timothy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Northampton
Place of death 1
New Haven
Religion or worldview 1
Congregational churches
Residence 1
Massachusetts
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Theodore Dwight
Siblings 1
Theodore Dwight
Student 1
Lyman Beecher
Students 1
Lyman Beecher
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Timothy Dwight IV was born on May 14, 1752[1], in Northampton[2]. He died on January 11, 1817[3], in New Haven[4]. He worked as a poet[5], politician[6], theologian[7], Christian minister[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Timothy Dwight IV born?

Timothy Dwight IV was born in Northampton[2].

Where did Timothy Dwight IV die?

Timothy Dwight IV died in New Haven[4].

Who were Timothy Dwight IV's parents?

Timothy Dwight IV's father was Timothy Dwight[13]. Timothy Dwight IV's mother was Mary Edwards[14].

Who was Timothy Dwight IV married to?

Timothy Dwight IV's spouses include Mary Woolsey[15].

What did Timothy Dwight IV do for work?

Timothy Dwight IV worked as a poet[5], politician[6], theologian[7], Christian minister[8], and writer[9].

Where did Timothy Dwight IV go to school?

Timothy Dwight IV was educated at Yale College[24].

What awards did Timothy Dwight IV receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[26].

Related Entities

Massachusetts United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  22. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [30] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [10] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [11] ↑ . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01378158
    Sibling → Theodore Dwight, Elizabeth Dwight Woolsey
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Spouse → Mary Woolsey
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