Founder of philosophical anarchism. Husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, father of Mary Shelley.
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William Godwin
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Anarchists
This art work is in the style of Donald Rooum. He was the Anarchists' self-ef...
Somers Town Mural
This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...
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Karl Marx
Born Trier, Germany (then Prussia). Died Maitland Park Road, Hampstead. Lived briefly in Brussels. From the Institute for Fiscal Studies: "Marx lived for a time after arriving in London in 1849 a...
Person, Philosophy, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Germany
6 memorials
Adam Smith
Scottish philosopher and economist best known for "The Wealth of Nations", his pioneering book on free trade and market economics.
2 memorials
1 memorial
Dante Alighieri
Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. Unusually for the time he wrote in Italian rather than Latin. His Divine Comedy is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and th...
1 memorial
Max Stirner
Philosopher, egoist, anarchist. Born as Johann Kaspar Schmidt in Bavaria. Died Berlin.
1 memorial
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Sir Ian Mckellen
Born Burnley, Lancashire. Versatile stage and film actor with a repertoire ranging from the classics through science fiction films and pantomime to Coronation Street. He ‘came out’ in 1988 and ha...
4 memorials
Captain John Smith
Citizen and cordwainer (cobbler), first among the leaders of the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia from which began the overseas expansion of the English speaking peoples. Born Lancashire. 16 year...
2 memorials
Mercers' Company
Records go back to 1348. From the Guild‘s website: "In its widest sense mercery could describe all merchandise, although in London the term evolved to mean the trade specifically in luxury fabrics,...
4 memorials
Watch House
NW3, Holly Place, 9
British History Online points out that this plaque incorrectly names the Hampstead Police Force since, by the time they moved into this b...
1 subject commemorated,
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