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Thomas Chalmers

Thomas Chalmers

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Theologian, Presbyterian minister

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Birth Place
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland

LEGACY & ORIGINS

Born 17 March 1780
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Died 31 May 1847
Edinburgh, Scotland
Education University of St Andrews
University of Edinburgh
Occupations Theologian, Presbyterian minister
Theological work
Tradition or movement Presbyterianism
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Reformed Christianity

Reformation Wall in Geneva, featuring prominent Reformed theologians William Farel, John Calvin, Theodore Beza, and John Knox

Thomas Chalmers FRSE (17 March 1780 – 31 May 1847), was a Scottish Presbyterian minister, professor of theology, political economist, and a leader of both the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland. He has been called "Scotland's greatest nineteenth-century churchman".

The New Zealand town of Port Chalmers was named after Chalmers. A bust of Chalmers is on display in the Hall of Heroes of the National Wallace Monument in Stirling.

Life & Career Details

Born 17 March 1780
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Died 31 May 1847
Edinburgh, Scotland
Education University of St Andrews
University of Edinburgh
Occupations Theologian, Presbyterian minister
Theological work
Tradition or movement Presbyterianism
Part of a series on
Reformed Christianity

Reformation Wall in Geneva, featuring prominent Reformed theologians William Farel, John Calvin, Theodore Beza, and John Knox

Thomas Chalmers FRSE (17 March 1780 – 31 May 1847), was a Scottish Presbyterian minister, professor of theology, political economist, and a leader of both the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland. He has been called "Scotland's greatest nineteenth-century churchman".

The New Zealand town of Port Chalmers was named after Chalmers. A bust of Chalmers is on display in the Hall of Heroes of the National Wallace Monument in Stirling.

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