アメリカのペンシルベニア州に生まれました。1歳半ごろに母を亡くし、母の親友エリザベス・トワイニングの農場で、クエーカーの教えとともに育てられます。13歳で馬車作りの職人に弟子入りし、馬車や看板にペンキで絵を描く仕事をしながら、クエーカーの牧師として各地で話をしました。聖書の言葉をもとにした「平和な王国」で知られます。
Hicks was born in Pennsylvania, USA. His mother died when he was about a year and a half old. Elizabeth Twining, her close friend, raised him on her farm and taught him Quaker beliefs. At 13 he became an apprentice to coach makers, and he earned his living painting coaches and signs. He also traveled as a Quaker preacher. He is best known for The Peaceable Kingdom, based on words from the Bible.
