John Bellers ( c 1654 - 1725 )

Birth: c 1654 Death: St Stephen Wallbrook, London (08 February 1725) Burial: Friends' cemetery at Bunhill Fields Profession: Author Career: A Quaker philanthropist, he wrote on prison reform, education, and made proposals for a 'College of industry'; friend of William Penn (FRS 1681) and of Sir Hans Sloane (FRS 1685) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 5/02/1719 Proposers: Sir Hans Sloane.