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G. K. Chesterton
Gilbertus Keith Chesterton la
English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)
- Married to Frances Chesterton
- Dated 29 May 1874 CE – 14 June 1936 CE
Overview
English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)Wikidata record description. Read G. K. Chesterton in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
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Documented influence 10
- was influenced by Edmund Burke
- was influenced by Hilaire Belloc French-English writer (1870–1953)
- was influenced by John Henry Newman English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
- was influenced by Thomas Aquinas Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
- influenced C. S. Lewis British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
- influenced Hannah Arendt German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
- influenced Hilaire Belloc French-English writer (1870–1953)
- influenced J. R. R. Tolkien English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
- influenced Mahatma Gandhi Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
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