biography
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Abbot, Francis (Ellingwood)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1836–1903)
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| biography:
| Philosopher, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Forced to resign as a Unitarian pastor (1868) because of his free-thinking views, he devoted himself to aggressively promoting them. He was president of the National Liberal League (1876–8), editor of The Index: A Journal of Free Religion (1870–80), and wrote such works as Scientific Theism (1885). |
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