Francis Pastorius

Francis Pastorius

9/26/1651 - 1/1/1720
Written by: Marcelle Thomas, Fall 2020
Vocation
Literary
Geographic Connection to Pennsylvania: Germantown, Philadelphia County
Abstract

Author Francis Daniel Pastorius was the founder of Germantown, Pennsylvania, after purchasing the land from William Penn in 1683. He was a very eclectic academic, and his manuscripts were often patchworks of his interests in gardening, geography, education, and literature. He was also one of the first white men in America known to advocate for abolition. Read more here.

Grafton, Anthony. “The Republic of Letters in the American Colonies: Francis Daniel Pastorius Makes a Notebook.” The American Historical Review. 1 February 2012. 2 September 2020.

Historical Eras
Early Contact and Colonization (to 1774)
Literary Periods
Early American (to 1799)
Photo Credit

Blaul. "Francis Daniel Pastorius, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, bas-relief, founder of Germantown, Pa." c. 1897. Relief. Licensed under Public Domain. Cropped to 4x3. Source: Online Resource. Library of Congress.