Hobhouse, L T

Hobhouse, L(eonard) T(relawny)

(born Sept. 8, 1864, St. Ives, Cornwall, Eng.—died June 21, 1929, Alençon, France) British sociologist known for his comparative studies of social development. He sought to correlate social change with its contribution to the general advance of the community, focusing especially on the intellectual, moral, and religious elements of change. He joined the staff of the Manchester Guardian (1897) and continued to write for the newspaper after leaving to teach sociology at the London School of Economics (1904–29). Among his works are Morals in Evolution (1906), The Rational Good (1921), and Elements of Social Justice (1922).