Increase Mather | |
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![]() Mather in 1688, when he was in London. Portrait by John van der Spriett. | |
President of Harvard College (title varied) | |
In office 1685–1701 | |
Preceded by | John Rogers |
Succeeded by | Samuel Willard (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | June 21, 1639 Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America |
Died | August 23, 1723 (aged 84) Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
Spouse(s) | Maria Cotton Ann Cotton |
Children | Cotton Mather |
Education | Harvard College (AB) Trinity College Dublin (MA) |
Occupation | Minister and author |
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Increase Mather (/ˈmæðər/; June 21, 1639 Old Style[1] – August 23, 1723 Old Style) was a New England Puritan clergyman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and president of Harvard College for twenty years (1681–1701).[2] He was influential in the administration of the colony during a time that coincided with the notorious Salem witch trials.