John Bellers
John Bellers (* 1654 in London ; † February 8, 1725 ) was an English Quaker, economist and social reformer.
Life
He was a contemporary of George Fox and William Penn and advocated a "College of Industry" as a cooperative education center for the unemployed poor .
With reference to Penn's approach and Sully's Grand Dessein , he proposed in 1710 that Europe be divided into 100 cantons, while maintaining the previous state borders, each of which should send a delegate to the European Parliament. He was also the first to suggest the creation of an international force.
Eduard Bernstein claimed to have been the first to rediscover Bellers in 1919 (although he was already known to Karl Marx ).
Publications (selection)
- Essays about the poor, manufactures, trade, plantations, & immorality and of the excellency and divinity of inward light, demonstrated from the attributes of God and the nature of mans soul, as well as from the testimony of the Holy Scriptures
- Some reasons for an European State proposed to the Powers of Europe
- An essay towards the improvement of Physick
- Proposals for Raising a Colledge of Industry of all Useful Trades and Husbandry ; 1695
- Some Reasons for an European State, Proposed to the Powers of Europe, by an Universal Guarantee, and an Annual Congress, Senate, Dyet, or Parliament ; 1710
literature
- George Clarke: John Bellers: His Life, Times, and Writings ; 1987
- Karl Seipp: John Bellers, A Representative Of Early Quakerism ; 1933
- Ruth Fry : John Bellers, 1654-1725: Quaker, economist and social reformer ; 1935
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Bellers, John. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 475-477.
Web links
- http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A27365.0001.001?view=toc
- http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2548075?uid=3737864&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21102211356367
- http://find.nationallianzen.de/Search/Results?lookfor=Bellers%2C%20John%2C%201654-1725.&type=Author
- http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/John+Bellers
- http://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/172
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bellers, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English Quaker, economist and social reformer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1654 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1725 |