Person    | Male  Born 3/3/1756  Died 7/4/1836

William Godwin

Categories: Philosophy

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...

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Somers Town Mural

This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...

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Dr Richard Price

Dr Richard Price

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1 memorial
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Died Weimar.

Person, Literature, Philosophy, Seriously Famous, Germany

2 memorials
Sir Julian Huxley

Sir Julian Huxley

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Person, Philosophy, Politics & Administration, Science

2 memorials
Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine

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Person, Philosophy, Religion, Africa, Italy

2 memorials

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Punch magazine

Punch magazine

Founded in early June 1841 at a meeting at the Edinburgh Castle public house in the Strand, attended by Henry Mayhew, brewery manager Mark Lemon, and engraver Ebenezer Landells.  The first issue wa...

Media, Journalism / Publishing

4 memorials