Francke, August Hermann, a German religious philanthropist, born at Lübeck; was professor of Oriental Languages and subsequently of Theology at Halle; he founded various educational institutions and a large orphanage, all of which still exist and afford education for some 3000 children annually; he was active in promoting Pietism, q.v. (1663‒1727).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Franck, Sebastian * Franconia