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[[File:Jeremy Bentham by Henry William Pickersgill detail.jpg|thumb|Jeremy Bentham by Henry William Pickersgill]]'''Jeremy Bentham''' (1748–1832) was a philosopher and social reformer. He advocated the abolition of slavery and capital punishment, equal rights for women, and the decriminalisation of homosexuality. | [[File:Jeremy Bentham by Henry William Pickersgill detail.jpg|thumb|Jeremy Bentham by Henry William Pickersgill]]'''Jeremy Bentham''' (1748–1832) was a philosopher and social reformer. He advocated the abolition of slavery and capital punishment, equal rights for women, and the decriminalisation of homosexuality. | ||
Born in [[Spitalfields in | Born in [[Spitalfields]] (now in [[Tower Hamlets]]) to a Tory family, he began his formal education at the age of 3 after showing remarkable precocity. | ||
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Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) was a philosopher and social reformer. He advocated the abolition of slavery and capital punishment, equal rights for women, and the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
Born in Spitalfields (now in Tower Hamlets) to a Tory family, he began his formal education at the age of 3 after showing remarkable precocity.
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