Catherine Booth

Mother of The Salvation Army (1829-1890) · Academics · Died at 61

Catherine Booth was co-founder of The Salvation Army, along with her husband William Booth. Because of her influence in the formation of The Salvation Army she was known as the 'Mother of The Salvation Army'.

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Statue of Catherine Booth in the Mile End Road, London, close to the site of the first Salvation Army meeting. The statue was donated by the women of the Salvation Army in the United States in 2015 to mark the Army's 150th anniversary.

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Academics born in the 1820s 6

Paul de Lagarde50.1 of 100

William Loftus49.1 of 100

Friedrich Albert Lange51.1 of 100

Ernst Engel48.9 of 100

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel51.4 of 100

Albrecht Ritschl48.8 of 100