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William Beveridge
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British economist and social reformer (1879-1963)
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William Beveridge was a person born on March 5, 1879, and died on March 16, 1963. He is listed as an author in the Open Library database, which records 45 works by him. His notable works include *Vincentius of Lirins: Against Heresy*, *Jewish needs and missionary methods*, *Thesaurus Theologicus : Or, a Complete System of Divinity*, *Makers of the Scottish Church*, and *Theological Works of William Beveridge*.
He is also referenced in Wikiquote, which contains several statements attributed to him. These include observations on modern democracy, leadership, and privilege, as well as the role of the state in a free society. His name appears in the Commons category "William Beveridge" and he is categorized as an artist type Person in MusicBrainz.
Synthesized by Vinony from 11 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Europeana Sparql, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 45
Top works
- Vincentius of Lirins: Against Heresy
- Jewish needs and missionary methods
- An English translation of a Latin sermon before the convocation, held by the bishops and clergy of the Province of Canterbury
- Thesaurus Theologicus : Or, a Complete System of Divinity
- Makers of the Scottish Church
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 62,851x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,794x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,502x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,937x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,675x
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Quotes
- “The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership 'til they have lost the desire to lead anyone.”
- “Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege.”
- “Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens.”
- “The state is or can be master of money, but in a free society it is master of very little else.”
- “Any proposals for the future, while they should use to the full the experience gathered in the past, should not be restricted by consideration of sectional interests established in the obtaining of that experience. Now, when the war is abolishing landmarks of every kind, is the opportunity for using experience in a clear field. A revolutionary moment in the world’s history is a time for revolutions, not for patching.”
- “Organisation of social insurance should be treated as one part only of a comprehensive policy of social progress. Social insurance fully developed may provide income security; it is an attack upon Want. But Want is one only of five giants on the road of reconstruction and in some ways the easiest to attack. The others are Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Preceded by
- George Charles Grey
- Succeeded by
- Robert Thorp
- Majority
- 7,523 (74.8%)
- Born
- ( 1879-03-05 ) 5 March 1879, Rangpur , Bengal Presidency , British Raj
- Died
- 16 March 1963 (1963-03-16) (aged 84), Oxford , Oxfordshire , England
- Party
- Liberal
- Spouse
- Janet Philip ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1942 ; died 1959 )
- Parents
- Henry Beveridge (father) Annette Akroyd (mother)
- Education
- Charterhouse School
- Alma mater
- Balliol College, Oxford
- Occupation
- Economist politician
- Known for
- Work towards founding the Welfare State in the United Kingdom
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Rangpur
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Father
- Henry Beveridge
- Mother
- Annette Beveridge
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Charterhouse School
- Employer
- University of London
- Political party
- Liberal Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- economics
- Image
- William-Henry-Beveridge-1st-Baron-Beveridge.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- William Beveridge
- date of birth
- 1879-03-05
- date of death
- 1963-03-16
- name in native language
- William Henry Beveridge
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- writing language
- English language
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to William Beveridge, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge, KCB (5 March 1879 – 16 March 1963) was a British economist and Liberal politician who was a progressive and social reformer who played a central role in designing the British welfare state. His 1942 report Social Insurance and Allied Services (known as the Beveridge Report) served as the basis for the welfare state put in place by the Labour government elected in 1945.
He built his career as an expert on unemployment insurance. He served on the Board of Trade as Director of the newly created labour exchanges, and later as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Food. He was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1919 until 1937, when he was elected Master of University College, Oxford.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “William Beveridge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.