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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James Wilson
Manufacturer, economist, journalist and public servant. Born Hawick, Scotland. Died Calcutta. Founder in 1843 of the Economist publication. Liberal MP, opponent of the Corn Laws. Founder of the Cha...
Person, Economist, Industry, Journalism / Publishing, India, Scotland
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
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
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...
David Ricardo
Born East London, 36 Broad Street Buildings.
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Thomas de Quincey
Born Manchester. Author, best known for "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" (1821). Was as addicted to books as much as to drink or opium, sometimes renting an extra lodging (which he could not...
William Fisher
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