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born June 21, 1639, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony died Aug. 23, 1723, Boston American Puritan leader. The son of a Puritan cleric, he was educated at Harvard College and at Trinity College, Dublin. He returned to New England and served as minister of Boston's North Church (1661-1723). He and his son Cotton Mather lobbied successfully for the removal of the hated governor of Massachusetts, Edmund Andros, and obtained a new charter for the colony in 1691. He served as president of Harvard College (1685-1701). His writings include Case of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits Personating Men (1693), which helped end the Salem witch trials. See also Puritanism
increase mather

    Silbentrennung

    in·crease Math·er

    Türkische aussprache

    înkris mädhır

    Aussprache

    /ənˈkrēs ˈmaᴛʜər/ /ɪnˈkriːs ˈmæðɜr/
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