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John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, and a Founding Father of the United States. Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish common sense realism, and while president of the College of New Jersey (1768–1794; now Princeton University) became an influential figure in the development of the United States' national character. Politically active, Witherspoon was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress and a signatory to the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence. He was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. Later, he signed the Articles of Confederation and supported ratification of the Constitution of the United States.

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rdfs:label	John Witherspoon (en) جون ويذرسبون (ar) John Witherspoon (politik) (cs) John Witherspoon (de) John Witherspoon (représentant) (fr) John Witherspoon (politico) (it) ジョン・ウィザースプーン (ja) 존 위더스푼 (ko) John Witherspoon (pl)
rdfs:comment	جون ويذرسبون (بالإنجليزية: John Witherspoon)‏ (15 فبراير 1723 ، لوثيان الشرقية ، اسكتلندا - 15 نوفمبر 1794 برينستون، نيو جيرسي، الولايات المتحدة) هو قس وسياسي اسكتلندي هاجر إلى الولايات المتحدة. ترأس جامعة برينستون وكان أحد الموقعين على إعلان الاستقلال الولايات المتحدة ممثلا لولاية نيو جيرسي، كان العضو الوحيد من رجال الدين ممن وقعوا على الإعلان. (ar) John Knox Witherspoon (* 5. Februar 1723 in Gifford, Schottland; † 15. November 1794 bei Princeton, New Jersey) war ein schottischer Presbyterianer, nach seiner Auswanderung nach Amerika Dekan des College of New Jersey (der heutigen Princeton University) und 1776 einer der Unterzeichner der Unabhängigkeitserklärung der Vereinigten Staaten. (de) John Witherspoon, né le 15 février 1723 à (en) (East Lothian, en Écosse et décédé le 15 novembre 1794 à Princeton (New Jersey) aux États-Unis, est l'un des signataires de la Déclaration d'indépendance des États-Unis d'Amérique en tant que représentant du New Jersey. Pasteur presbytérien et président du collège du New-Jersey, il était le seul ecclésiastique et le seul président d'un collège à signer la Déclaration. Ultérieurement, il signa également les Articles de la Confédération et apporta son soutien à la ratification de la Constitution des États-Unis. En 1789, il convoqua et présida le premier synode général de l'Église presbytérienne aux États-Unis d'Amérique. (fr) 존 위더스푼 (John Witherspoon, 1723년 2월 5일 - 1794년 11월 15일)은 스코틀랜드 기포드에서 출생한 미국의 장로교 목사이다. 에딘버러 대학과 세인트 앤드류스 대학에서 공부하였다. 후에 미국의 건국 아버지들 가운데 한 사람이 되었다. 그는 스코틀랜드 상식 학파 개념을 수용하다. 뉴저지 대학교 (현 프린스턴 대학교)의 총장으로서 미국의 발전에서 가장 영향력있는 인물이 되었다. 특히, 그의 제자 중에는 미국의 정치사에 이름을 남긴 인물이 많았는 데, 그 중에 제임스 매디슨이 대표적이다. 그는 뉴저지 대표로 유일한 성직자로 미국 독립선언서에 서명하였다. 또한 그의 작품과 삶은 미국 독립 혁명과 스코틀랜드 계몽주의를 연결하는 데에 업적을 남겼다. (ko) John Witherspoon (Gifford, 15 febbraio 1723 – 15 novembre 1794) è stato un politico scozzese immigrato negli Stati Uniti. (it) ジョン・ウィザースプーン（英: John Witherspoon、1723年2月5日 - 1794年11月15日）は、アメリカ合衆国の牧師、教育者である。ニュージャージーの代表としてアメリカ独立宣言に署名した。この署名者達の中では唯一の現役牧師かつ大学の学長であった。 (ja) John Witherspoon (ur. 5 lutego 1723, zm. 15 listopada 1794) – amerykański polityk, jeden z ojców-założycieli Stanów Zjednoczonych. W latach 1776-1782 uczestniczył w obradach Kongresu Kontynentalnego. Był jednym z sygnatariuszy artykułów konfederacji i wieczystej unii oraz deklaracji niepodległości Stanów Zjednoczonych. Od 1768 roku aż do śmierci w 1794 roku był prezydentem College of New Jersey (obecnie Princeton University). (pl) John Witherspoon (5. února 1723, , Skotsko – 15. listopadu 1794, New Jersey, Pensylvánie) byl skotsko-americký presbyteriánský teolog a jeden ze zakladatelů Spojených států. Witherspoon prosazoval koncept skotského realismu zdravého rozumu a jako prezident College of New Jersey v letech 1768–1794; (nyní Princetonská univerzita) se stal vlivnou postavou ve vývoji národního charakteru Spojených států. Witherspoon byl politicky aktivním delegátem z New Jersey na druhém kontinentálním kongresu a signatářem Deklarace nezávislosti. Byl jediným aktivním duchovním a jediným vysokoškolským profesorem, který Deklaraci podepsal. Později podepsal dokument Články Konfederace a trvalé unie. Podporoval ratifikaci ústavy Spojených států. V roce 1789 byl zvolen moderátorem prvního General Assembly (Valného (cs) John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, and a Founding Father of the United States. Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish common sense realism, and while president of the College of New Jersey (1768–1794; now Princeton University) became an influential figure in the development of the United States' national character. Politically active, Witherspoon was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress and a signatory to the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence. He was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. Later, he signed the Articles of Confederation and supported ratification of the Constitution of the United States. (en)
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birth place	Beith, North Ayrshire
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dcterms:subject	Clergy in the American Revolution Signers of the Articles of Confederation 18th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians People from Beith 18th-century American theologians

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