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- In full:
- Samuel Augustus Barnett
- Died:
- June 17, 1913, London (aged 69)
- Founder:
- Toynbee Hall
- Subjects Of Study:
- Christian Socialism
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Samuel A. Barnett
British clergyman
Also known as: Samuel Augustus Barnett
Samuel A. Barnett (born February 8, 1844, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Englandādied June 17, 1913, London) was an Anglican priest and social reformer who founded building programs and cultural centres (notably Toynbee Hall, 1884, which Barnett served as its first warden) in Londonās impoverished East End. In his teaching and writings he advanced a doctrine of Christian socialism. Barnett House, Oxford, a centre for the study of social sciences, was founded in his memory. Among his works is Practicable Socialism (1888), written with the aid of his wife, Henrietta Octavia Rowland, who was also active in Barnettās social reform efforts.
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