Zachary Macaulay
Politician, Author
1768 – 1838
Photo Credit ยป
43 Views
Who was Zachary Macaulay?
Zachary Macaulay was a statistician, one of the founders of London University and of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, an antislavery activist, and governor of Sierra Leone, the British colony for freed slaves. Like his famous son Thomas Macaulay, he divided the world into civilization and barbarism with Britain representing the high point of civilization because of its adherence to Christianity. He worked ceaselessly to end the slave trade and to Christianize and improve the world.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- May 2, 1768
Inveraray - Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Profession
- Died
- May 13, 1838
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Zachary Macaulay." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/zachary_macaulay>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Zachary Macaulay biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In