Mather

biographical name Math·er \ˈma-thər, -thər\

Definition of MATHER

Cotton 1663–1728 Am. clergyman & author

biographical name

Increase 1639–1723 father of Cotton Am. clergyman & author; pres. Harvard College (1685–1701)

biographical name

John C(romwell) 1946– Am. astrophysicist

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