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C. I. Scofield

C. I. Scofield, American minister and theologian (died 1921)

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Born
August 19, 1843
Died
July 24, 1921
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1843

About C. I. Scofield

Cyrus Ingerson Scofield was an American theologian, minister, and writer whose best-selling annotated Bible popularized futurism and dispensationalism among fundamentalist Christians. In 1871, Scofield was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, first from Atchison for one year and then from Nemaha County, for a second. Ingalls as senator from Kansas, and when Ingalls won, the new senator had Scofield appointed U. In 1890, he founded Lake Charles College (1890–1899) in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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C. I. Scofield timeline

  1. In 1871, Scofield was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, first from Atchison for one year and then from Nemaha County, for a second.
  2. In 1890, he founded Lake Charles College (1890–1899) in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The world when C. I. Scofield was born

C. I. Scofield was born in 1843. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1843

  • Best-selling bookA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Migration on the Oregon Trail
  • Technology milestoneAda Lovelace writes first computer program (for Babbage engine)
  • World population~1.23B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Tyler
  • U.S. population18.5M

1843 versus 2026

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Measure18432026
Population18.5M341 million

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