Cotton Mather, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cotton Mather

American religious minister and scientific writer

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1663

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1728

Profession: historian, theologian, minister

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Cotton Mather (February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728; A.B.
1678, Harvard College; A.M.
1681, honorary doctorate 1710, University of Glasgow) was a New England Puritan minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer.
He left a scientific legacy due to his hybridization experiments and his promotion of inoculation for disease prevention, though he is most frequently remembered today for his involvement in the Salem witch trials.
He was subsequently denied the presidency of Harvard College which his father, Increase Mather, had held.