Senior, Nassau ___ 1790-1864 ___ British ___ teacher, writer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Senior was born at Compton, Berkshire, the eldest son of a vicar, and educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford. He was called to the bar in 1819. But, on the foundation of a professorship in political economy at Oxford in 1825, Senior was the first to take the chair, which he occupied till 1830, and again from 1847 to 1852. He sat on various government commissions, looking into the poor laws and education for example. He also wrote widely, not only on political, economic and social issues but also on literary matters. His lectures and essays were often published. In the latter years of his life, he travelled extensively paying particular attention to the political and social situations in the countries he visited.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - Senior’s conversations

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1848-1858 ___ political social travel France Italy Ireland Malta Turkey Greece Egypt

WEB TEXT LINKS
etext
googlebooks
etext

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
National Library of Wales

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Journals, Conversations and Essays Relating to Ireland
Conversations and Journals in Egypt and Malta
A Journal kept in Turkey and Greece
 

December 2005, August 2008, April 2013
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