Anthony Benezet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anthony Benezet

American abolitionist

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1713

Place of Birth: Saint-Quentin, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 03-May-1784

Profession: school teacher, peace activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Anthony Benezet, born Antoine Bénézet (January 31, 1713 – May 3, 1784), was an American abolitionist and educator who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
One of the early American abolitionists, Benezet founded one of the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage (after his death it was revived as the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery); the first public school for girls in North America; and the Negro School at Philadelphia, which operated into the nineteenth century.
He was a vegetarian and advocated for the kind treatment of animals; integrating this in his teachings.