Joseph Hiam Levy
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Joseph Hiam Levy was an English author and economist. He was educated at the City of London School
and joined the Civil Service. He later became a lecturer in economics at Birkbeck College
and an important figure in the Personal Rights Association
.
Levy also wrote an introduction to the English translation of Yves Guyot
's 1893 work, The Tyranny of Socialism.
City of London School
The City of London School is a boys' independent day school on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London, England. It is the brother school of the City of London School for Girls and the co-educational City of London Freemen's School...
and joined the Civil Service. He later became a lecturer in economics at Birkbeck College
Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It offers many Master's and Bachelor's degree programmes that can be studied either part-time or full-time, though nearly all teaching is...
and an important figure in the Personal Rights Association
Personal Rights Association
The body which became the Personal Rights Association was founded in England in 1871. The 1913 Annual Report of the PRA records that 'On the 14th March, 1871, a meeting largely attended by sympathisers from various parts of England, was held in Manchester, to consider the possibility of forming a...
.
Levy also wrote an introduction to the English translation of Yves Guyot
Yves Guyot
Yves Guyot was a French politician and economist.He was born at Dinan. Educated al Rennes, he took up the profession of journalism, coming to Paris in 1867...
's 1893 work, The Tyranny of Socialism.