Francis Daniel Pastorius

German-born American poet and founder of Germantown, Pennsylvania

1651 CE to 1720 CE

Francis Daniel Pastorius (September 26, 1651 – c. January 1, 1720) is the founder of Germantown, Pennsylvania, now part of Philadelphia, the first permanent German settlement and the gateway for subsequent emigrants from Germany.

His extensive commonplace compilations provide insight into early Enlightenment culture in colonial Pennsylvania.

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