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William Penn (Londres, 9 de janeiro de 1644 - Berkshire, 30 de julho de 1718) foi um escritor e pensador religioso inglês pertencente à Sociedade Religiosa de Amigos e fundador da Província da Pensilvânia, uma colônia do Reino Unido.
William Penn (24 October [ O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [ O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era.
25 de mai. de 2024 · William Penn (born October 14, 1644, London, England—died July 30, 1718, Buckinghamshire) was an English Quaker leader and advocate of religious freedom, who oversaw the founding of the American Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers and other religious minorities of Europe.
Learn about William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania and a champion of religious freedom. Explore his life, his work, and his legacy through the Arch Street Friends Meeting House and other resources.
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William Penn, (born Oct. 14, 1644, London, Eng.—died July 30, 1718, Buckinghamshire), English Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania. Expelled from Oxford for his Puritan beliefs, he was sent to manage the family estates in Ireland, where he joined the Society of Friends in 1667.
William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, was a Quaker and the son of a prominent admiral of the same name. The colonial possessions of Britain (in pink), France (in blue), and Spain (in orange) as of 1750.