John Frederick Denison Maurice was born 29 August 1805 in Normanston near Lowestoft.
He was the founder of the Working Men's College and an organizer of the Christian Socialist movement.
He died, aged 66 years, on 1 April 1872 and was buried in Highgate Cemetery West, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ. Our picture source gives details of his life.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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Frederick Denison Maurice
Greater London Council Frederick Denison Maurice, 1805 - 1872, Christian phi...
Founded by Edward Alleyn as a school and almshouses. A chapel, a schoolhouse and twelve almshouses were built on Dulwich Green (see picture), and, extended and re-modelled, these buildings remain a...
Clive Brian was born on 13 December 1939, the son of Frank Brain (1909-1969) and Nora Maude Brain née Fairweather (1907-1976). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1940 in the Surrey Sout...
Elizabethan seafarer. With Peter Hill he co-founded the St Mary Rotherhithe Free School, to educate the sons of local seafarers. In the nearby church of St Mary the Virgin there is a brass plate co...
Teacher and educational reformer. Born in Zurich. Motto "Learning by head, hand and heart". Wrote novels explaining his principles, e.g. 'Leonard and Gertrude', 1781. Died Brugg, Switzerland.
Professor of engineering. FRS. Born Cheshire. Studied the strength of columns of various materials and pioneered the application of mathematics to structural design. Late in life his mental abil...
