Henry Mayhew Biography
Henry Mayhew was an English social scientist, journalist, playwright. He was devoted to social reform as well as research.
Mayhew and also Mark Lemon established with each other the satirical publication Punch. He is best known for his substantial magazines, including analytical, research studies on the situation of the reduced and also functioning course in London, the lumpen-proletariat and petty bourgeoisie of the craftsmen, that all resided in destitution in London.
He's child of Joschua Mayhew and Marry Ann Fenn, and also was the seventh youngster of a family on 17. One of his siblings, Thomas Mayhew, is the author of Poor Man's Guardian. He established the Punch in 1841, but lost the direction of it in 1842, and also proceeded cooperation with the newspaper till 1845.
In 1849, the Morning Chronicle invited him to join its nationwide study on the topic of "Labour and also the Poor" as a reporter in the city of London.
From 1851-1861 he released a publication series titled "The workers of London" and also "The bad of London", where he had actually checked out in meetings, the social situation of the inadequate, the workers and workers, market suppliers, jugglers, beggars and prostitutes.
It is at this moment that began his significant study on poverty in the UK.
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