John Martin Mack

John Martin Mack
Born
Johann Martin Mack

(1715-04-13)13 April 1715
Württemberg, Germany
Died9 June 1784(1784-06-09) (aged 69)
Friedensthal, Saint Croix
NationalityGerman
OccupationMoravian bishop
Known forInvolved in founding the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
SpouseJeannette Mack[1]

Johann Martin Mack, also known as John Martin Mack (13 April 1715 – 9 June 1784), was a native of Württemberg, Germany and Moravian bishop, who was involved in founding the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[2][3][4][5] He also was Württemberg's first evangelical missionary.[6]

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  2. ^ Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1892). "Mack, John Martin" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
  3. ^ "Historical Descriptive and Industrial Review of One of the Most Progressive Communities of the Wyoming Valley." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: The Wilkes-Barre News, October 30, 1906, p. 1 (subscription required).
  4. ^ Godcharles, Frederic A. "Count Zinzindorf, Founder of Moravian Church Arrives at Philadelphia, December 10, 1741." Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Daily Item, December 10, 1923, p. 7 (subscription required).
  5. ^ Inkrote, "Mission, smithy at American Indian village of Shamokin," The Daily Item, October 13, 2013, p. G2.
  6. ^ Werner Raupp: Ein vergnügter Herrnhuter – Johann Martin Mack […] (Further Reading), p. 97.