MARTINEAU, HARRIET

MARTINEAU, HARRIET
   English authoress, born at Norwich; a lady with little or no genius but with considerable intellectual ability, and not without an honest zeal for the "progress of the species"; she was what is called an "advanced" thinker, and was a disciple of Auguste Comte; wrote a number of stories bearing on social questions, and had that courage of her opinions which commanded respect; it was she who persuaded Carlyle to try lecturing when his finances were low, and she had a real pride at the success of the scheme (1802-1876).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Harriet Martineau — (* 12. Juni 1802 in Norwich, Norfolkshire; † 27. Juni 1876 bei Ambleside, Westmoreland, Grafschaft Cumbria) war eine britische Schriftstellerin, die vor allem in gemeinverständlicher Art die reformbewußten politischen und naturwissens …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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