Joseph Butler
Born in
Wantage,
Oxfordshire
Born on 18th of May
1692
Died on 16th of June 1752
Born 1692. Died 1752 - English moral philosopher and theologian.
Graduated from Oriel College, Oxford. Appointed preacher at Rolls Chapel. Became Bishop of Bristol, Dean of St Paul’s and Bishop of Durham. Works included The Analogy of Religion (1736).
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