Charles Simeon
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About
Remembered as a founder of the Church Missionary Society, this Church of England evangelical minister also penned eloquent sermons and published an important work of biblical commentary titled Horae homileticae.
Before Fame
After graduating from Eton College, he studied at King's College, Cambridge.
Trivia
He was involved in the 1799 establishment of the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews.
Family Life
He and his three brothers grew up in Reading, Berkshire, England, as the children of Elizabeth Hutton and Richard Simeon.
Associated With
Notable British historian Thomas Macaulay wrote about and lauded Simeon's Church of England career and legacy.
