Some famous Quakers
A list of some famous Quakers
| George Fox | 1624-1691 | Founder of Quakerism |
| William Penn | 1621-1670 | Friend of George Fox, founder of Pennsylvania |
| John Woolman | 1720-1772 | An American Quaker involved in the abolition of slavery |
| John Dalton | 1766-1844 | British scientist who invented the atomic theory of matter |
| Edward Pease | 1767-1858 | First Quaker member of Parliament |
| Elizabeth Fry | 1780-1845 | British prison reformer |
| John Greenleaf Whittier | 1807-1892 | American poet |
| John Bright | 1811-1889 | British politician |
| Joseph Rowntree | 1837-1925 | Chocolate manufacturer |
| George Cadbury | 1839-1922 | Chocolate manufacturer |
| Arthur Eddington | 1882-1944 | Physicist |
| Paul Eddington | 1927-1995 | Actor |
| James Dean | 1931-1955 | Actor |
| Jocelyn Bell Burnell | 1943- | Astronomer, discoverer of pulsars |
| Bonnie Raitt | 1949- | Popular musician |
| Tom Robinson | 1950- | Popular musician |
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Link to a list of famous people who were Quakers:
http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_quaker.html
George Fox 
Our founder, George Fox (1624-1691)
Click here for his autobiography.
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| George Fox at Houlker Hall, 1662 | |
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We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fighting with outward weapons for any end or under any pretense
whatever; this is our testimony to the whole world. George Fox and others, to Charles II |
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William Penn (1644-1718)
William Penn (1644-1718) was a leading figure of the English Quakers and founder of the American colony, Pennsylvania.
William Penn was a tireless writer who expounded his theories on religious tolerance and the Quaker ideals in books, essays, and pamphlets written throughout the course of his life.
Involved in the politics of England and the colonies, William Penn traveled back and forth between both places, often embroiled in the controversies of the day.
Click here for his biography.
| William Penn and the Indians of Pennsylvania | William Penn (1644-1718), the Quaker proprietor of the colony of Pennsylvania, which was named after his father. |
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John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-92)
John
Greenleaf Whittier was called "The Quaker Poet". He wrote
about 100 hymns, among them the popular "Dear Lord and Saviour of mankind".
A brief autobiographical note can be found here: http://www.kimopress.com/biograph.htm
"Whittier was once considered a national treasure; his birthday was a holiday in many states, and his verse memorized by schoolchildren. Whittier's poetry is out of fashion today, but many of his poems on Quaker themes can still be read with pleasure and value, especially by Friends or those interested in Quaker faith and history. " For more information about him and and a selection of his poems, see: http://www.kimopress.com/whittier.htm
John Perrot
Summary of the German text: Entered a synagogue to convert the Jews, travelled to Rome in order to convert the Pope (and was briefly incarcerated by the astonished Inquisition), then to Jerusalem to convert Sultan Mohammed IV. More details: see Source, below. He also tried to convert Saddam Hussein, Ariel Sharon, Ronald Rumsfeld and George Bush but refuses to use US-Iraqi interrogation methods. His progress is therefore slow.
PERROT, John, † 1665 in Jamaika. Quäker, Prediger. - Perrot wurde in Waterford (Irland) geboren, sein Geburtsjahr ist unbekannt. Er gilt als ein illegitimer Sohn des Sir John Perrot (um 1527-1592), der wiederum ein illegitimer Sohn des Königs Henry VIII. (1491-1547) gewesen war. Perrot wuchs als Baptist auf, bis er sich 1656 nach einer Predigt von Edward Burrough (1634/35-1663) der Quäkerbewegung anschloß. Noch im gleichen Jahr predigte Perrot in der Ortschaft Limerick. Unter Billigung aller Quäkerautoritäten schiffte er sich zusammen mit John Luffe (Love) ein, um in Rom den Papst zu bekehren. Sie reisten über Lyon und befanden sich nachweislich am 12.8. 1657 in Leghorn. Hier besuchten die beiden eine Synagoge und versuchten, Juden zu missionieren. Nach einer inquisitorischen Befragung durch römische Beamte beschlossen die Quäker, zunächst nach Jerusalem zu reisen, um dort den Sultan Mohammed IV. zu bekehren. Längere Zeit hielten sie sich in Athen auf, wo Perrot die Schrift "Address to the People called Baptists in Ireland" verfaßte und in seine Heimat schickte. Auch auf der Insel Negroponte (Euboea) hielten sie sich auf, bevor sie Zakynthos verließen und die Morea überquerten. Entmutigt durch den englischen Konsul kehrten sie aber nach Italien zurück. 1658 trafen sie in Venedig ein und sprachen beim Dogen in seinem Palast vor...
Source: http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/p/perrot_j.shtml
