Who helped Sidney and Beatrice Webb found the London School of Economics?

Sidney and Beatrice Webb cofounded the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 1895 alongside other key figures. The founding was made possible through the estate of Henry Hunt Hutchinson, for whom Sidney Webb served as a trustee, with the intention of funding socially constructive purposes.1

George Bernard Shaw also played an important role in the establishment of the school. While the Webbs, Shaw, and other cofounders were members of the Fabian Society, they established a foundational principle that the institution would provide knowledge and interpretation free from dogma. Additionally, Graham Wallas, a fellow Fabian and educator, joined the LSE faculty in its founding year of 1895 and remained a significant contributor to the school until his retirement in 1923.12