William Allen (English Quaker)

William Allen
FRS FLS FGS
after Amélie Munier-Romilly
Born29 August 1770
Spitalfields, London, 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.

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