- In 1670, he and William Mead were arrested. Penn was accused of preaching before a gathering in the street, which Penn deliberately provoked to test the...
- William Penn's life was deeply intertwined with the Quaker movement, a Christian sect that emerged in England during the 17th century.
- His father, Admiral William Penn, Sr., had been a valuable servant of the king, and the king celebrated his memory by baptizing those possessions Pennsylvania...
- William Penn made great strides in Pennsylvania to reduce capital punishment for weaker crimes and replace it with hard labor and time out from regular...
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- Well ahead of his time, William Penn not only interacted peacefully with Native American tribes, but insisted on equal rights for women.
- Penn, William. The Propriety of Pennsylvania. Reprinted in In Their Own Words: The Colonizers. Published in 1998. Edited by T. J. Stiles.
- William Penn, English Quaker leader and advocate of religious freedom, who oversaw the founding of the American Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a refuge for...
- It also stands in historic Philadelphia as a symbol for William Penn and the ideals that shaped his government and society the Holy Experiment.
- The William Penn Foundation invests in ideas that expand opportunity for all in the Philadelphia region.
William Penn
Genel bilgiler
İngiliz girişimci, filozof ve dinbilimci. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'ne bağlı Pensilvanya eyaletinin kurucusudur. Demokrasi ve din özgürlüğü konularının önde gelen savunucuları arasındadır. Philadelphia kentinin kuruluş ve gelişme sürecine katkıda bulunduğu düşünülmektedir.
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Kısa bilgiler
- Doğum tarihi ve yeri:14 Ekim 1644, Londra, İngiltere Krallığı
- Ölüm tarihi ve yeri:30 Temmuz 1718 (73 yaşında), Berkshire, İngiltere
- Evlilikleri:Gulielma Springett Penn, Hannah Callowhill Penn
- Ebeveynleri:Margaret Jasper, William Penn
- Çocukları:Margaretta Penn, Letitia Penn, Thomas Penn, John Penn, Richard Penn, William Penn, Hannah Penn, Dennis Penn