Francis Daniel Pastorius

For American politician that is his descendant, see Francis D. Pastorius.

Francis Daniel Pastorius
Bas-relief impression of Francis Daniel Pastorius, c. 1897
Born
Franz Daniel Pastorius

(1651-09-26)September 26, 1651
Sommerhausen, Franconian Circle, Holy Roman Empire
Diedc.1720 (aged 68–69)
Germantown, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Occupation(s)lawyer, poet, scholar, schoolteacher, abolitionist, founder of Germantown, Pennsylvania
Spouse
Ennecke Klostermanns (1658–1723)
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(m. 1688)​

Francis Daniel Pastorius (September 26, 1651—c. 1720[1]: xii, 286 ) was a German-born educator, lawyer, poet, and public official. He was the founder of Germantown, Pennsylvania, now part of Philadelphia, the first permanent German-American settlement and the gateway for subsequent emigrants from Germany.[2][3]

  1. ^ Learned, Marion Dexter (1908). The Life of Francis Daniel Pastorius, the Founder of Germantown: Illustrated with Ninety Photographic Reproductions. W. J. Campbell. p. 286.
  2. ^ "Francis Daniel Pastorius, Leader of Germantown settlement". Independence Hall Association. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Founding of Germantown". Making History Come Alive. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.