name: Russell H. Conwell
birth_date: 1843-02-15 00:00:00
death_date: 1925-12-06 00:00:00
genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Religion
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about: Russell Herman Conwell was a Baptist minister, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer best remembered as the founder of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for his inspirational lecture, Acres of Diamonds.