Richardson, Hugh, 1864-1936

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B. 1864 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England; science instructor, lecturer, author, pacifist, Quaker; visited British prisoner of war camps during World War I; promoted disarmament, internationalism, world government, and war tax resistance; as a member of the Emergency Committee of the Society of Friends during World War I, he visited and gave assistance to enemy aliens imprisoned in England; was particularly interested in the relationship of natural phenomena to political events; d. 1936.

From the description of Papers, 1905-1934. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 20471494

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creatorOf Richardson, Hugh, 1864-1936. Papers, 1905-1934. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Pickard, Bertram, 1892-1973. Collected papers of Bertram Pickard and Irene Pickard, 1918-1972. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
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associatedWith Alexander, Horace Gundry, 1889-1989, person
associatedWith Heath, Carl, 1869-1950, person
associatedWith Oppenheim, L. (Lassa), 1858-1919, person
associatedWith Pickard, Bertram, 1892-1973. person
associatedWith Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Great Britain
Isle of Man
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Aliens
Pacifists
Prisoners of war
Quakers
World War, 1914-1918
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Birth 1864

Death 1936

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