Born Calcutta, India. Died in a nursing home in Fitzroy Square.
Economic/social historian, Christian socialist and founding father of the welfare state.
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R.H. Tawney
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R. H. Tawney
Lissenden Gardens Tenants Association R.H. Tawney, 1880 - 1962, economic his...
R. H. Tawney
Greater London Council R.H. Tawney, 1880 - 1962, historian, teacher and poli...
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David Ricardo
Born East London, 36 Broad Street Buildings.
Eduard Suess
Geologist, educationalist, economist, statesman. Expert on the geography of the Alps. Born 4 Duncan Terrace, of German parentage, grew up in Prague and Vienna. Died in Vienna.
Person, Economist, Education, Politics & Administration, Science, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland
John Stuart Mill
Philosopher, economist, advocate of women's rights. Born 13 Rodney Street, Pentonville, son of James Mill. Died in Avignon where he had a house. An exponent of Utilitarianism, a theory developed by...
Henry Fawcett
Economist, politician and educational reformer. Born Salisbury. Blinded in a shooting accident as a young man. The first blind MP. As Postmaster General (1880-4) he developed the parcel post and in...
Person, Economist, Education, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
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CIWEM
WC1, St John Street, 15
Not the most exciting plaque we've ever found, but the crest is pretty.
Samuel Knight
Architect. Born Exeter. Knight was a captain in the Bloomsbury Rifles, which probably has something to do with the commission he was given to design their Drill Hall in 1882-3. Later he became an H...
New Cross (Equitable) Building Society
SE14, New Cross Road, 470
New Cross (Equitable) Building Society was established in 1866 but did not move into this building (and presumably erect the shield) unti...
Grigory B. Karasin
Grigory Borisovich Karasin was born on 23 August 1949 in Moscow, Russia and was his country's ambassador to the United Kingdom from March 2000 to June 2005. His Wikipedia page gives details of his ...
Pierre Cérésole
Engineer and peace activist. Born in Lausanne. He worked in the United States and Japan, returning to Switzerland at the outbreak of WW1. He became a conscientious objector, and was imprisoned beca...
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