Henry Ware (Unitarian)
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| Born | April 1, 1764 |
| Died | July 12, 1845 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation(s) | Preacher, theologian |
| Relatives | Henry Ware Jr. (son), Mary Lee Ware (granddaughter) |
Henry Ware (April 1, 1764 – July 12, 1845) was a
Calvinists. He took part in the formation of the Harvard Divinity School and the establishment of Unitarianism there in the following decades, publishing his debates with eminent Calvinists in the 1820s. His son, Henry Ware Jr., followed his father as a Harvard Divinity professor and Unitarian theologian. He is also the grandfather of Mary Lee Ware through one of his other sons, Dr. Charles Eliot Ware - Mary and her mother (his daughter-in-law) being the patron sponsors of Harvard's famed Glass Flowers
exhibit.
Henry Ware Sr. was married three times. From his first marriage there were seven daughters and three sons. From his third marriage there were five sons and four daughters.[2]
References
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter W" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Ware, Henry, Sr. (1764–1845)". Harvard Square Library.
External links
- Ware biography from The Unitarians and the Universalists by David Robinson
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