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August Hermann Francke

1663–1727 · 18th century

August Hermann Francke (1663–1727) was a German Lutheran clergyman, theologian and educator, a leader of Pietism. As professor at the University of Halle and pastor at Glaucha, he founded in 1698 the Francke Foundations, a complex of orphanage, schools, printing house and pharmacy. His institutions became a model for education and a base for Protestant missions, including to India.

August Hermann Francke
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