Person
Robert Green Ingersoll
1833 – 1899 · aged 66
American lawyer, orator, and politician (1833-1899)
- Born
- 11 Aug 1833 · Dresden
- Died
- 21 Jul 1899 · Dobbs Ferry
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- 11 Aug 1833BornBorn in Dresden
- 21 Jul 1899DiedDied in Dobbs Ferry
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
Biography
Robert Green Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899), nicknamed "the Great Agnostic", was an American lawyer, writer, and orator during the Golden Age of Free Thought, who campaigned in defense of agnosticism.
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