William Wistar Comfort (1874–1955)
Author of Just among Friends: The Quaker Way of Life
About the Author
Works by William Wistar Comfort
Associated Works
Arthurian Romances: Erec and Enide, Cligès, Lancelot, Yvain, and Perceval (1170) — Translator, some editions — 2,435 copies, 18 reviews
Four Arthurian Romances: Erec and Enide, Cligès, Lancelot, and Yvain (1170) — Translator — 362 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1874
- Date of death
- 1955-12-24
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Haverford College (1894)
Harvard University (1902) - Occupations
- college administrator
scholar of French literature - Organizations
- Haverford College
- Short biography
- Scholar of French literature, writer and speaker on Quaker topics.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Pennsylvania, USA
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A biography of Grellet, a French nobleman who escaped the French Revolution and eventually emigrated to the United States, where he joined the Religious Society of Friends, and was active in prison, hospital, and educational reform and also international politics.
4th rev. ed. The author describes the way of life of Quakers, tracing its origins, its perpetuation, and its consequences.
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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