| LC control no. | n 50008108 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784 |
| Variant(s) | Lover of mankind, 1713-1784 |
| Located | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1713-01-31 |
| Death date | 1784-05-13 |
| Place of birth | Picardy (France) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Antislavery movements |
| Affiliation | William Penn Charter School Société des amis des noirs Friends' English School (Philadelphia, Pa.) Free African School (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Profession or occupation | Educators |
| Found in | His Some historical account of Guinea ... 1771. His The mighty destroyer displayed ... 1788: t.p. (a lover of mankind) Halkett & Laing (a lover of mankind, Anthony Benezet) Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass, accessed June 9, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Benezet, Anthony; Quaker, educator, abolitionist, social reformer; born 31 January, 1713 in Saint-Quentin, Picardy, France; Protestant Huguenot family descent; his family fled France, settled in Philadelphia (1731); was a teacher at Friends' English School, Philadelphia (renamed the William Penn Charter School) (1742); founder of the school for Quaker girls; founded School for Black People, known as African School for Blacks or the Free African School (1750); actively fought to end slavery; wrote many pamphlets and essays on Africa, slavery and slave trade; his works had a tremendous influence on some leaders, writers, philosophers, abolitionists and scientists in United States, England, France; corresponded with religious leaders, founders of the Société des Amis des Noirs (Society of Friends of the Blacks), Paris, politicians and defenders of human rights; died 13 May, 1784 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) |
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