Samuel Augustus Barnett

Samuel Augustus Barnett (born February 8, 1844 in Bristol , † June 17, 1913 ) was a British social reformer and Anglican clergyman. He is considered a pioneer in community work .

After his ordination, Barnett and his wife Henrietta went to the East End of London , where the living conditions were terrible. There he founded the Toynbee Hall university branch in 1884 . As a result, educated people from higher classes came into direct contact with the poor population. Barnett followed the basic idea that the causes of poverty and social injustice can only be combated together with those affected. Toynbee Hall was the starting point for the international settlement movement . The American social reformer Jane Addams soon adopted this concept and initiated the Hull House in Chicago .

After serving as priests in Oxford and Cambridge , Barnett became canon of Westminster Abbey in 1906 .

Fonts (selection)

Practicable Socialism: Essays on Social Reform , 1888 (with Henrietta Barnett)
Towards Social Reform , 1909 (with Henrietta Barnett).

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SURNAME	Barnett, Samuel Augustus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British social reformer and Anglican clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH	February 8, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bristol
DATE OF DEATH	June 17, 1913