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The Life and Times of Henry Lord Brougham: Volume 1
Henry Brougham
其他書名
Written by Himself
出版Cambridge University Press, 2015-06-05
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / General
ISBN11399404229781139940429
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=8PH5sgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋A child prodigy, Henry Brougham (1778-1868), later Lord Brougham and Vaux, entered in 1792 the University of Edinburgh, where he focused on mathematics and then law, while his amateur scientific studies led him to become a fellow of the Royal Society at the age of twenty-five. Called to both the Scottish and English bars, and moving in radical political circles, he became famous as a defender of free speech, a passionate abolitionist, and co-founder of the Edinburgh Review. After many years as an MP, he was given a peerage in 1830 and became Lord Chancellor in Lord Grey's Whig government, where he was instrumental in the passing of the 1832 Reform Act. This three-volume autobiography was published posthumously in 1871, with additional notes. Covering the period up to 1811, Volume 1 describes Brougham's family background, early life, influential teachers, and entry into politics.