MATHER

MATHER Math "er, n.

Mather, Cotton

Math er, Cotton |ˈmaT͟Hər ˈmæðər | (1663 –1728 ), American minister and writer; son of Increase Mather. Noted for his political writings, he sponsored the Massachusetts charter in 1691 and is thought to have influenced the events that led to the Salem witch trials in 1692.

Mather, Increase

Math er, Increase |ˈmaT͟Hər ˈmæðər | (1639 –1723 ), American minister; father of Cotton Mather. A Congregationalist, he was a church pastor in Boston 1664 –1723 and the president of Harvard College 1685 –1701.

Mather, John Cromwell

Math er, John Cromwell |ˈmaT͟Hər ˈmæðər | (1946 –), US astrophysicist. His work with George Smoot on the COBE project advanced the study of the Big Bang theory. Nobel Prize for Physics (2006 ), shared with Smoot.

Mather, Cotton

Math er, Cotton |ˈmaT͟Hər ˈmæðər | (1663 –1728 ), American minister and writer; son of Increase Mather. Noted for his political writings, he sponsored the Massachusetts charter in 1691 and is thought to have influenced the events that led to the Salem witch trials in 1692.

Mather, Increase

Math er, Increase |ˈmaT͟Hər ˈmæðər | (1639 –1723 ), American minister; father of Cotton Mather. A Congregationalist, he was a church pastor in Boston 1664 –1723 and the president of Harvard College 1685 –1701.

Mather, John Cromwell

Math er, John Cromwell |ˈmaT͟Hər ˈmæðər | (1946 –), US astrophysicist. His work with George Smoot on the COBE project advanced the study of the Big Bang theory. Nobel Prize for Physics (2006 ), shared with Smoot.