Samuel Hopkins (theologian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Hopkins (theologian)

American theologian

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1721

Place of Birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1803

Profession: theologian

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Samuel Hopkins (September 17, 1721 – December 20, 1803) was an American Congregationalist theologian of the late colonial era of the United States, and from whom the Hopkinsian theology takes its name.
He was also an opponent of slavery, saying that it was in the interest and duty of the U.S.
to set free all of their slaves.