The London School of Economics and Political Science was founded by members of the Fabian Society, including Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw, using a bequest from the lawyer Henry Hunter. Its aim was the betterment of society through the study of economic and social problems, and it began teaching in rented rooms near the Strand. It became part of the University of London a few years later and gradually grew around Houghton Street and Aldwych. Its staff and alumni have included economists such as Friedrich Hayek, the philosopher Karl Popper, the anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski, numerous Nobel laureates and many heads of state and government around the world.
Before and after
- from December 1894 to September 1895Second Madagascar expedition
- from 15 December 1894 to 23 October 1896First Italo-Ethiopian War
- 1895Founding of Yerkes Observatory
- from 1895 to 1898Cuban War of Independence
- 1895Founding of London School of Economics and Political Science
- 1895Founding of West Ham United F.C.
- from 1895 to 1958Founding of French West Africa
- from 17 April 1895 to 1 January 1945Taiwan under Japanese rule
- 17 April 1895Treaty of Shimonoseki
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- 1903Origins of Major League Baseball
- 23 December 1913Founding of Federal Reserve System
The era
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