Geographer, writer and anarchist. Born France. Visited Britain during 1852-7. Supported the Paris Commune of 1871. In 1872 was sentenced to perpetual banishment from France and settled in Switzerland. The campaigns he promoted included the anti-marriage movement and naturism. Moved to Brussels when appointed chair of comparative geography at the University of Brussels, where he died.
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Elisee Reclus
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Lord Ritchie of Dundee
Chairman of the Port of London Authority in 1935.
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Councillor H. Adams
Councillor and member of Housing Committee, Parmiter Street, and of the Bethnal Green Baths Committee in 1926.
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William Croft Fish
Churchwarden in Clerkenwell in 1845. Fish, or his namesake, is discussed at Banking History: "as a seal engraver and gem cutter and then, in 1843, he is listed at the Finsbury Bank". Various local...
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Thomas Hesilrige
We can find little on Thomas Hesilrige. His brother Arthur (1601-61) was a leader of the Parliamentary opposition to Charles I and was, in May 1660, confined to the Tower of London, where he died. ...
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