Shapland Hugh Swinny
Shapland Hugh Swinny | |
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| Born | 30 December 1857 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 31 August 1923 London |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Economist |
Shapland Hugh Swinny (30 January 1857, Dublin – 31 August 1923, London) was an Irish economist and Comtean positivist.
Shapland Hugh Swinny was born in Dublin in 1857, the son of . He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1880 and M.A. in 1884.[1]
He joined the London Positivist Society immediately after graduating from Cambridge and succeeded Edward Spencer Beesly as President of the London Positivist Society (1901–1923). He also was editor of the .
He was the Chairman of the from 1907 to 1909.
He was a co-founder of the Church of Humanity, together with Philip Thomas.
Swinny was a personal friend of several Indian nationalists, including Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Shapland Hugh Swinny died in 1923.
Works[]
- 1890 – The history of Ireland: Three lectures, given in Newton Hall -, London 1890
- Edward Spencer Beesly & Shapland Hugh Swinny – The Positivist Review, Volumes 13–14 -, BiblioBazaar, 2010, ISBN 978-1-149-10708-9
- Frederic Harrison & Shapland Hugh Swinny & – The New Calendar of Great Men: Biographies Of The 559 Worthies Of All Ages And Nations In The Positivist Calendar Of Auguste Comte
References[]
- ^ "Swiny, Shapland Hugh (SWNY876SH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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