William Penn

English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)

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William Penn (1644–1718) was an American male artist associated with the genre of sound sculpture. He is recognized as an author with 508 recorded works, including *William Penn's journal* and *Extract from the writings of William Penn and Richard Claridge on the death and sufferings of our Lord Jesus Christ*. Other notable titles include *The sandy foundation shaken*, *Truth exalted*, and *A visitation to the Jews... With a concluding address to those called Christians*.

Penn’s writings include the statements, "Liberty without obedience is confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery," and "No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown." His work is referenced in the Royal Society collection.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: William
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Ruscombe
Spouse: Hannah Callowhill Penn
Father: William Penn
Occupation: entrepreneur
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Quakers
Award: honorary citizen of the United States
Image: William Penn at 22 1666.jpg

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Commons category: William Penn
member of: Royal Society
date of birth: 1644-10-14
date of death: 1718-07-30
cause of death: stroke
writing language: French
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: William Penn
place of detention: Tower of London
name in native language: William Penn
different from: William Penn
P8168: Mariamne I
P12749: Lothar Rendulic
Commons Creator page: William Penn

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Works in European collections

12 objects attributed to William Penn, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Fruits of solitude in reflections and maxims relating to the conduct of human life

Wilhelm Penn's Stifters und Gesetzgebers der Colonie Pennsilvanien, Früchte der Einsamkeit, in Gedanken und Maximen über den menschlichen Lebenswandel

A Perswasive to Moderation to Church Dissenters, in Prudence and Conscience : humbly submitted to the king and his Great Councel

Copye van een Missive uyt Londen, Aen Burgermeesteren en Raadt der Stadt Embden : [Vervolginge van andere menschen, om de saken van den Gods-dienst]

No cross, no crown : a discourse, shewing the nature and discipline of the holy cross of Christ ...

A brief account of the rise and progress of the people calles Quakers ...

William Penn (1644 - 1718) Autographen: Brief von William Penn an N. N. - BSB Autogr.Cim. Penn, William

A brief account of the rise and progress of the people calles Quakers ...

Wilhelm Penn's Kurze Nachricht von der Entstehung und dem Fortgang der christlichen Gesellschaft der Freunde die man Quäker nennt ... : worin 1. ihr Hauptgrundsaz, 2. ihre Lehre, 3. ihr Gottesdienst, 4. ihr Kirchendienst, 5. ihre Zucht und 6. ihre Verfahrungsart genau beschrieben ist / Aus dem Englischen übersetzt, und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Ludwig Seebohm

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Encyclopedic overview

William Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, theologian, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania. An advocate of democracy and religious freedom, Penn was known for his amicable relations and successful treaties with the Lenape native peoples who had resided in present-day Pennsylvania before European colonisation there.

In 1681, King Charles II granted an area of land corresponding to the present-day U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Delaware to Penn to offset debts he owed Penn's father, the admiral and politician Sir William Penn. The following year, Penn left England and sailed up Delaware Bay and the Delaware River, where he founded Philadelphia on the river's western bank. Penn's Quaker government was not viewed favorably by the Dutch, Swedish and English settlers in what is now Delaware, and the land was also claimed by the Calverts, proprietors of the neighbouring Province of Maryland. In 1704, the three southernmost counties of the province of Pennsylvania were granted permission to form a new, semi-autonomous Delaware Colony.

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