- LANCASTER, JOSEPH
- educationist, born in Southwark, and founder of the Monitorial System; had a chequered career, died in poverty (1778-1838).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
LANCASTER, JOSEPH
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