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Birkbeck George. 1776--1841, British educationalist, who helped to establish vocational training for working men: founder and first president of the London Mechanics Institute (1824), which later became Birkbeck College How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Eliot briefly taught), went on to study philosophy at Cambridge, and thereafter pursued a stormy career as a teacher at Birkbeck College in London. This volume of essays is the outcome of the Pevsner centenary conference held at Birkbeck College in July 2002. Garvey attended some classes at Birkbeck College, a branch of the University of London for working-class students without formal qualifications for admission, and he spent considerable time listening to debates in the House of Commons and perfecting his own oratorical skill in Hyde Park's Speakers' Corner. |
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