Philosopher. Born Ulster of Scottish heritage. Studied in Glasgow. Best known for 'An Inquiry Into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue: In Two Treatises 1.Concerning Beauty, Order, Harmony, Design 2.Concerning Moral Good and Evil' published in 1725. Died on a visit to Dublin, on his birthday, of a fever.
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Francis Hutcheson
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Princess Diana - Serpentine Gallery
"The beauty of trees..." is a quotation from Hutcheson.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Writer, philosopher and feminist before her time. Born Primrose Street, Spitalfields. Her radical book "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792) in which she described marriage as "legal prostitu...
Person, Education, Gender Issues, Philosophy, Seriously Famous, Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden
10 memorials
John Locke
Philosopher. Born Somerset. Wrote 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding' and 'Two Treatises of Government'. 1693 wrote 'Some Thoughts Concerning Education' saying "I think I may say that of al...
3 memorials
Andres Bello
Born: Caracas, Venezuela.
Person, Nationalism, Philosophy, Politics & Administration, Venezuela
1 memorial
Harold Laski
Born Harold Joseph Laski at Smedley House, Cheetham Hill, Manchester. His mother's maiden name was Frankenstein. He lectured at universities in Canada and America. Returning to Britain he became Pr...
Person, Education, Philosophy, Politics & Administration, Canada, USA
1 memorial
Sir Julian Huxley
Zoologist and philosopher. Born 61 Russell Square. Son of Leonard Huxley and grandson of zoologist Thomas Huxley. Brother of novelist Aldous Huxley. Researched in support of Darwin's theory of e...
2 memorials
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Hayes Place
From the picture source: "Site of a house since the 15th century, in 1754 William Pitt the elder, later Earl of Chatham, bought the property, subsequently rebuilding it. The birthplace of his son,...
1 memorial
Tufnell Park Road - Listed
N19, Tufnell Park Road, 19
9 - 21 Tufnell Park Road were listed in 1994. The listing entry says: "Detached and semi-detached houses linked to form a terrace. 1840-...
1 subject commemorated
G. J. Evans
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Keith Bowler
We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010, at least, he lived in Wilkes Street Spitalfields and created these unusual pavement plaques. We understand they were c...
22 memorials
John Birnie Philip
John Birnie Philip was born on 23 November 1824 in London, the third son of the five children of William Philip (1781-1865) and Elizabeth Philip née Rhind (b.1786). His father was a tailor and he ...
61 memorials
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