Edward Colston
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English merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1636–1721)
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Top works
- Copies of the Settlements Made by Edward Colston, Esq. , for the Maintenance of His Almshouse on St. Michael's-Hill, &C. , and of His Hospital, for the Maintenance and Education of Poor Boys, on St. Augustine's-Back, Bristol
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines
· 1953 · cited 29,962x
- Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
· 2000 · cited 28,584x
- The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior
· 2000 · cited 24,806x
- Adsorption of Gases in Multimolecular Layers
· 1938 · cited 24,549x
- THE USE OF LEAD CITRATE AT HIGH pH AS AN ELECTRON-OPAQUE STAIN IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
· 1963 · cited 18,994x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Bristol
- Place of death
- Mortlake
- Occupation
- philanthropist
- Educated at
- Christ's Hospital
- Political party
- Tories
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Image
- Jonathan Richardson - Portrait of Edward Colston.jpg
- Residence
- Mortlake
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- Edward Colston
- date of death
- 1721-10-11
- date of birth
- 1636-11-02
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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