Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician. Governor-President during the 1848 - 9 revolution. Louis is a westernised version of his first name, Lajos. Spent 3 weeks in England in 1851 on a speaking tour, about Hungarian nationalism and independence. One venue was Copenhagen Fields. Died Italy. Researching Kossuth we came across the very useful Hungarians in London site (2025: dead link).
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Louis Kossuth
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Louis Kossuth
Louis Kossuth, 1802 - 1894, Hungarian patriot, stayed here. London County Cou...
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Michael Bakunin
Revolutionary, philosopher, and theorist of collectivist anarchism. Possibly the founder of anarchist theory in general. Born Russia. Well-travelled: Germany, France, Japan, London, Sweden, Sw...
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Richard Garbrar
Co-churchwarden of St Peter and St Matthew Friday Street in 1712.
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Sir Robert Peel, PM
MP and Prime Minister in the 1830s and 40s. Reorganised the London police force and hence gave rise to the expressions "Peelers" and "Bobbies" for the police. He based the new structure on that of ...
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William Proctor
Co-Warden of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers in 1724.
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Barbara Barclay Carter
A Catholic convert who translated Italian writing and promoted the Italian democratic cause. Born California, but brought up in England and studied in France. From TerraNouvelle: "... she intervie...
Person, Friend / family, Literature, France, Italy, Switzerland, USA
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War dead, WW2
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