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17 de mar. de 2024 · Fully refurbished in 2017, Sidney Webb House is located near Borough Market in the London borough of Southwark and close to the South Bank area of the River Thames. The hall is independently managed and owned by Unite Students Ltd. Travel time to campus. On foot: 45 mins.
- Sidney Webb - the early years | LSE History
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. LSE Archivist Sue...
- Meet our founders - London School of Economics and Political ...
Contributed by Sue Donnelly (LSE Archivist) Kicking off our...
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- Meet our founders | LSE History
Sidney Webb. Sidney and Beatrice Webb at Passfield Corner by...
- Sidney Webb - the early years | LSE History
13 de jul. de 2015 · Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. LSE Archivist Sue Donnelly introduces the early years of LSE founder Sidney Webb. He grew up in the West End and became a broker, entered the civil service and studied for the bar before joining the Fabian Society.
- Sidney Webb
- Beatrice Webb
- Graham Wallas
- George Bernard Shaw
- William Hewins
- Charlotte Payne-Townshend
Sidney Webb(1859-1947) had a comfortable but modest middle-class background – but following a good education, instead of attending university he entered the Civil Service, attended university extension courses and studied for the bar. Despite winning a scholarship Sidney Webb turned down an opportunity to Trinity College, Cambridge, as it meant giv...
Beatrice Webb(1858-1943) came from a more affluent background than her husband. She received no formal education, but her father encouraged all his seven daughters to read widely and accompany him on business trips to see the world. Beatrice’s involvement with social investigation began in her 20s working on Charles Booth’s Enquiry into London Life...
Graham Wallas(1858-1932) began his career as a schoolteacher and his interest in education continued as a member of the London School Board. In 1890 he became a university extension lecturer and was LSE’s first lecturer in political science - although he turned down the offer of the post of Director. Until 1904 he was an active member of the Fabian...
Probably the most famous of the four founders, G Bernard Shaw(1856-1950) was the least involved in the development of the School. Shaw was keen that the Hutchinson bequest be used for political campaigning, but he also advised the Webbs on persuading the Fabian Society Executive Committee not to oppose the creation of a new educational establishmen...
The economic historian, William Hewins, was only 29 when he accepted Sidney Webb’s invitation to become the School’s first Director. It was Hewins who found accommodation, designed the syllabus, published the prospectus, worked with Sidney Webb to find teachers and recruited students. Hewins was not a Fabian and in 1904 left the School to work for ...
Charlotte Payne-Townshendfirst met the Webbs in 1895 and was described by Beatrice Webb in her diary as “by nature a rebel”. A wealthy Irish heiress she soon joined the Fabian Society and in 1896 went on holiday in Suffolk with the Webbs, Graham Wallas and G Bernard Shaw. Payne-Townshend was persuaded to sub-let the top two floors of 10 Adelphi Ter...
Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, OM, PC (13 July 1859 – 13 October 1947) was a British socialist, economist and reformer, who co-founded the London School of Economics. He was an early member of the Fabian Society in 1884, joining, like George Bernard Shaw, three months after its inception.
Hace 1 día · LSE Summer School accommodation options at Sidney Webb House in the Southwark area of London. Rooms with en suite bathrooms.
1 de jun. de 2022 · LSE was the brain child of Sidney Webb, supported by his wife, the social investigator Beatrice Webb, the political scientist Graham Wallas, and the writer George Bernard Shaw. All four were prominent members of the Fabian Society. In 1894, they decided to use a £20,000 bequest to open a specialist higher education institution.
25 de ago. de 2021 · Sidney Webb. Sidney and Beatrice Webb at Passfield Corner by William Nicholson, 1928. Sidney Webb (1859-1947) had a comfortable but modest middle-class background – but following a good education, instead of attending university he entered the Civil Service, attended university extension courses and studied for the bar.
