Theodore Parker
Theodore Parker | |
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Parker, c. 1855 | |
| Born | August 24, 1810 Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 1860 (aged 49) Florence, Italy |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Spouse | Lydia Dodge Cabot |
| Relatives | John Parker (captain) (grandfather) |
| Religion | Unitarianism |
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Theodore Parker (August 24, 1810 – May 10, 1860) was an American transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church. A reformer and abolitionist, his words and popular quotations would later inspire speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.