Lord Brougham

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkb:Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
gptkbp:birthDate 1778-09-19
gptkbp:child gptkb:Henry_Brougham
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
Judicial reform
Legal education reform
Education Act 1870
gptkbp:deathDate 1868-05-07
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:famousQuote “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
“I am a great believer in the power of education.”
“The law is a ass, a idiot.”
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Henry_Brougham,_1st_Baron_Brougham_and_Vaux
gptkbp:honors Honorary degrees from universities
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Member_of_the_Privy_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Brougham
gptkbp:image gptkb:Portrait_of_Lord_Brougham
gptkbp:influenced British_legal_reform
gptkbp:influenceOn Social justice movements
Modern legal practices
Political_reforms_in_the_UK
Education_policies_in_the_UK
gptkbp:knownFor abolition of slavery
advocacy for education reform
advocacy for social reform
gptkbp:legacy Advocacy for civil liberties
Promotion of public education
Support for scientific advancement
Role in the abolition movement
Influence_on_modern_British_law
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Edinburgh_Review
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
statesman
reformer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Southampton,_England
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:signature Henry_Brougham's_signature
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Brougham
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Brougham_and_Vaux