October 14, 1644
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: Friendly Networks
- Source: Olomouc City Library regional database
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
William Penn
English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
William Penn has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists October 24, 1644 in London, United Kingdom.
Born
October 24, 1644
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: August 10, 1718
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Birthplace
- London, United Kingdom
- Professions
- lawyer, Colonial proprietor, writer, entrepreneur, philosopher, theologian, politician
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: October 24, 1644 (SNAC; JSTOR; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Frankfurter Personenlexikon; BnF authorities; The Peerage) or October 14, 1644 (Friendly Networks; Olomouc City Library regional database).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
More about William Penn
Family
- Father
- William Penn
- Spouse
- Hannah Callowhill Penn
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- SNAC
- JSTOR
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Frankfurter Personenlexikon
- BnF authorities
- The Peerage
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was William Penn born?
William Penn was born in London, United Kingdom.