Author: John Nelson Darby
Alternate names: J. N. Darby; J. N. D.; John N. Darby; John Nelson 1800-1882 Darby
Born: 18 November 1800
Died: 29 April 1882
Bio: John Nelson Darby (18 November 1800 – 29 April 1882) was an Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, one of the influential figures among the original Plymouth Brethren and the founder of the Exclusive Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism and Futurism. Pre-tribulation rapture theology was popularized extensively in the 1830s by John Nelson Darby and the Plymouth Brethren, and further popularized in the United States in the early 20th century by the wide circulation of the Scofield Reference Bible. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_Darby)