William Allen (English Quaker)

For the American Quaker minister, see William Allen (Quaker minister).
For other people named William Allen, see William Allen (disambiguation).

William Allen
FRS FLS FGS
Born29 August 1770
Spitalfields, London,[1] England
Died30 September 1843(1843-09-30) (aged 73)
Stoke Newington, London, England
Movementabolitionist Quakers

William Allen FRS FLS FGS (29 August 1770 – 30 September 1843) was an English scientist and philanthropist who opposed slavery and engaged in schemes of social and penal improvement in early 19th-century England.

  1. ^ "William Allen". mdx.ac.uk. 2007. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2007.