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Concurrently, he and Beatrice founded the London School of Economics; with R.B. (later Lord) Haldane, Liberal statesman. Sidney reorganized the University of London into a federation of teaching institutions; and with the educator Robert Morant he provided the blueprint for the Education Acts of 1902 and 1903, which set the pattern of English ...
Jul 13, 2015 · 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 James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, OM, PC (13 July 1859 – 13 October 1947) was a British socialist, economist, supporter of Stalinism, and reformer, who co-founded the London School of Economics. [1]
Sidney Webb, the son of an accountant, was born in London on 13th July, 1859.At the age of sixteen Webb became an office clerk but he continued to attendevening classes at the University of London until he acquired thequalifications needed to enter the Civil Service.
The Webbs founded the London School of Economics in 1895 and the New Statesmen in 1913. Major Works of Sidney Webb and Beatrice Potter Webb Sidney James Webb , 1859-1947 (by himself)
His sons, “the radical Potters,” played a large part in the movements for reform of Parliament, reform of the Poor Law, and repeal of the Corn Laws and in the development of the Manchester Grammar School and the ManchesterGuardian.
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Oct 27, 2022 · Imperial College, in the sciences, was founded in 1903. The new federation grew out of an earlier examining body for external courses that had existed since 1836. It had validated Sidney’s own degree in law.
