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Austin Harrison was son of the positivists [[Frederic Harrison]] and [[Ethel Bertha Harrison]] (1851-1916). After being tutored by [[George Gissing]], he was educated at [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]] and [[Harrow School]]. He worked for ''[[The Times]]'' and the ''[[Manchester Guardian]]'' before [[Alfred Harmsworth]] installed him as political editor of ''[[The Observer]]'' newspaper from 1904 to 1908. In 1909 he became editor of the ''[[English Review]]'', which he bought out in 1915 and sold in 1923. He helped to found [[International PEN]] in 1921. |
Austin Harrison was son of the positivists [[Frederic Harrison]] and [[Ethel Bertha Harrison]] (1851-1916). After being tutored by [[George Gissing]], he was educated at [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]] and [[Harrow School]]. He worked for ''[[The Times]]'' and the ''[[Manchester Guardian]]'' before [[Alfred Harmsworth]] installed him as political editor of ''[[The Observer]]'' newspaper from 1904 to 1908. In 1909 he became editor of the ''[[English Review]]'', which he bought out in 1915 and sold in 1923. He helped to found [[International PEN]] in 1921. |
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==Works== |
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*''The Pan-Germanic Doctrine'', 1904 |
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*''Frederic Harrison: Thoughts and Memories'', 1926 |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 00:13, 19 September 2009
Austin Frederic Harrison (1873-1928) was a British journalist.
Austin Harrison was son of the positivists Frederic Harrison and Ethel Bertha Harrison (1851-1916). After being tutored by George Gissing, he was educated at St Paul's School and Harrow School. He worked for The Times and the Manchester Guardian before Alfred Harmsworth installed him as political editor of The Observer newspaper from 1904 to 1908. In 1909 he became editor of the English Review, which he bought out in 1915 and sold in 1923. He helped to found International PEN in 1921.
References
- Martha S. Vogeler, ‘Harrison, Austin Frederic (1873–1928)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
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