Plaque

Bentham in Queen Anne's Gate

Inscription

Jeremy Bentham, philosopher and reformer, 1748 - 1832, lived in a house on this site, 1792 - 1832.
City of Westminster
University College London (UCL)

Site: Bentham in Queen Anne's Gate (1 memorial)

SW1, Queen Anne's Gate, Ministry of Justice

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Bentham in Queen Anne's Gate

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Jeremy Bentham

Born Spitalfields. A child prodigy, Bentham went to Oxford University aged 12...

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University College London (UCL)

The first English university established since Oxford and Cambridge and the f...

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Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

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