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Anthony Benezet was born in St. Quentin, northern France, on 31 January 1713. His family were Huguenots - French Protestants - who had been suffering increasing persecution since the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. In 1715, when Benezet was two years old, they emigrated to London, where he received an education suitable for the son ...
A collection of letters of Anthony Benezet (1713-1784), a prominent Friend, philanthropist and teacher. These letters, which are addressed to various persons, reflect cultural and religious aspects, the efforts of Friends to abolish slavery, interest in education, opposition to intolerance and war, missionary work, and observations on Indigenous Americans.
Anthony Benezet, born in 1713, moved to the American colonies at the age of two years old. Working as a school teacher, Benezet was a member of the Philadelphia Society of Friends and used his position to advocate for abolition. Anthony Benezet established schools for girls, the disabled, and freed slave children.
Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) was a native of France who became a Quaker at age fourteen. In 1731 he came to Philadelphia and in 1736 married Joyce Marriott. He was a teacher for most of his life and was active in promoting an end to slavery and the slave trade.
Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) Early life Anthony Benezet was born in St Quentin, France. His parents were Huguenots (French Protestants) and suffered persecution because of their religion. They fled from France to Rotterdam in 1715, and within a few months they moved to London.
Anthony Benezet , nacido Antoine Bénézet (31 de enero de 1713 - 3 de mayo de 1784), fue un abolicionista y educador franco-estadounidense que estuvo activo en Filadelfia , Pensilvania . Uno de los primeros abolicionistas estadounidenses, Benezet fundó una de las primeras sociedades contra la esclavitud del mundo, la Sociedad para el alivio de los negros libres ilegalmente cautivos (después ...
24 de abr. de 2013 · Programme colloque « The Atlantic World of Anthony Benezet » 30 et 31 mai 2012 Organisé conjointement par l’Université Paris Diderot et l’Université Paris 8-Vincennes Avec le soutien de Redehja, la Société de l’Histoire du Protestantisme Français, les équipes LARCA (Paris Diderot) et Transferts critiques et dynamiques des savoirs (Paris 8-Vincennes), l’Institut des Amériques ...
