Horner, Leonard, 1785-1864

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Leonard Horner was a Scottish merchant, geologist and educational reformer. He was the younger brother of Francis Horner. He was a founder of the School of Arts of Edinburgh and one of the founders of the Edinburgh Academy; he was also involved in the establishment of University College School. As a commissioner on the Royal Commission on the Employment of Children in Factories, Horner arguably did more to improve the working conditions of women and children in North England than any other person in the 19th century.
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referencedIn Vol. XI. (ff. 469). 1830-1832.includes:ff. 1, 4, 198, 244 Harriet Theodora Spencer, wife of Reverend George John Trevor Spencer: Letters to J. C. Hobhouse, her brother: 1823-1851. ff. 2, 41, 61, 125, 247 George John Trevor Spencer, Bishop of Madras:..., 1830-1832 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CLXXXIX (ff. 305). Oct.-8 Nov. 1824.includes:ff. 1, 3 Frederic Augustus Carrington, barrister: Correspondence with Sir R. Feel: 1824.f. 4 Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet; philanthropist: Correspondence witli Sir R. Peel: 1823-1844.f. 5... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIX. (ff. 513). Undated. A-L.includes:f. 1 Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester: Letter to C. Babbage: n.d. f. 3 Arthur Adams, zoologist: Letter to Sir E. Belcher.: n.d. f. 4 Richarda Airy, wife of Sir G B Airy: Letter to C. Babbage: n. d. f. ..., 19th century British Library
referencedIn Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. Archive of the Darwin Papers Editorial Project, 1821-1882. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Vol. CCXVI (ff. 262). Mar.-19 May 1828.includes:ff. 1, 3 George Bankes, MP: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1822-1829.ff. 5-248 passim Henry Hobhouse, Under-Secretary of State: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1818-1848.ff. 7, 11, 17, 83, 115, 2... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIII (ff. 276). July, 1824-June, 1825.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of W. Huskisson: 1820-1830.includes:ff. 1, 263 Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe: Correspondence with W. Huskisson: 1824-1828. ff. 1, 7-9 Br... British Library
referencedIn Vol. II. (ff. 267). 1. LETTERS from S. T. Coleridge (a) to Josiah Wedgwood; 21 Apr. 1800. f. 1;-(b) to G. Ward; Apr. 1808, 10 June, 1810. ff. 4, 6. 2. Letters to T. Poole from (a) Sara, wife of S. T. Coleridge; 1799-1834. Some written by an amanuensi..., 1794-1850 British Library
referencedIn An Annotated Calendar of the Letters of Charles Darwin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society, 1799-1882 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Horner, Leonard, 1785-1864,. Autograph letter signed from Leonard Horner, London, to Charles Kean Esq. [manuscript], 1842 June 17. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Hallam, Henry, 1777-1859. Henry Hallam collection, 1792-1859. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn HORNER, Francis, 1778-1817, Politician, 1795-1817 British library of political and economic science
referencedIn Vol. XII. (ff. 551). 1844-May, 1847.includes:ff. 1, 15, 25, 96, 111, 122, 137, 142, 148, 295, 297, 336, 343, 478, 482, 546 Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letters to C. Babbage: 1826-1854. f. 2 Reverend William Pulling: Letter to C. Babba..., 1844-1847 British Library
referencedIn Vol. VIII. (ff. 675). 1837-Mar. 1838.Henry Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux (1830): Letters to M. Napier: 1827-1843.Edinburgh Review; The: Correspondence of M. Napier as editor of: 1829-1847.includes:ff. 3, 27, 44, 54, 103, 270, 287, 338, 361, 363, ..., 1837-1838 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCIII (ff. 343). 10 Nov.-15 Dec. 1825.includes:f. 1 Henry Cadwallader Adams, of Anstey Hall, county Warwickshire: Letters to Sir R. Peel: 1824, 1825.f. 6 John Bittleston: Letters to Sir R. Peel: 1825.f. 7 William Richard Hamilton, antiqua... British Library
referencedIn Vol. VI, ff. 264, F-K.includes:f. 1 William Farr, statistician: Letter to -: 1877. f. 2 Alphonse Favre, botanist: Letter to -,: 1882: Fr. f. 4 William Fawcett, Director of Public Gardens and Plantations, Jamaica: Letter to A. S. Woodward: 1894. f. 6 ... British Library
creatorOf Vol. cxxxix (ff. 199). June 1843-Aug. 1844.includes:ff. 1, 56, 119 Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington: Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet; of Netherby; statesman: Correspondence of Thomas Hamilton and Sir James Robert George Graham: 184... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXC (ff. 303). 9 Nov.-5 Dec. 1824.includes:ff. 1, 3, 51 Colonel Sir Edward Baker Baker, 1st Baronet formerly Littlehales; Under-Secretary, Military département, Ireland: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1813-1824. f. 5 John Smith-Barry, of Foaty... British Library
referencedIn School of Arts and the Watt Institution & School of Arts, 1821 - 1885 Heriot-Watt University Archives
creatorOf Horner/Lyell Papers. Album originally containing letters and papers of and relating to George Washington, and to a number of British, American and other statesmen, soldiers and others. Partly French, Italian, Hungarian. Partly copies. Partly prin..., 1785-1894 British Library
creatorOf Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron, 1834-1913. Avebury Papers. A. General Correspondence, 1855-1911. Vol. II (ff. 139). 1860-1862. British Library
referencedIn Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. Letters, 1837-1882. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873. Correspondence and other papers, 1821-1877 Houghton Library
creatorOf Horner, Leonard, 1785-1864,. Autograph letter signed from Leonard Horner, London, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1838 February 13. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCLXXXVII (ff. 480). 14-29 May 1845.includes:f. 1 John Clay, Chaplain to Preston House of Correction: Letter to Sir R. Peel: 1845.f. 3 Samuel Dickson, attorney, of Dublin: Letters to Sir R. Peel: 1818, 1845.f. 5 T-D-Hawker, of London: L... British Library
referencedIn Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859. Papers, 1801-1859. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Vol. CCXVII (ff. 423). 21 May-Dec. 1828. British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIII. (ff. 235). LETTER-BOOK, on the same subject; 1851-1854. Folio.Leonard Horner, President of the Geological Society: Hékékyan's letter-book of correspondence with: 1851-1854.Antiquities: Correspondence, drawings, etc., of Hékékyan Bey relati..., 1851-1854 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xlviii. (ff. 517). 1814-1833.George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland; 2nd Baron Auckland: Correspondence: 1814-1845.includes:f. 1 Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos: Letters to 1st Lord Auckland: 1805-1..., 1814-1833 British Library
referencedIn Vol. Xll. (ff. 779). CORRESPONDENCE of Hékékyan Bey with Leonard Horner and others on the subject of his excavations; 1851-1864. Folio.Leonard Horner, President of the Geological Society: Correspondence Hékékyan Bey: 1851-1864.Antiquities: Correspond..., 1851-1864 British Library
referencedIn Alexander von Humboldt papers, 1801-1859, 1793-1859 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Vol. XIII. (ff. 659). June, 1847-Dec. 1851. British Library
referencedIn The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection, 1931-1993 Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn Vol. IX. (ff. 578). 1837-Sept. 1838.includes:f. 1 Sir James South, astronomer: Correspondence with C. Babbage: 1821-1866, n.d. ff. 3, 23, 543, 545, 560 George Peacock, Dean of Ely: Letters to C. Babbage: 1816-1850. ff. 6, 7 A. G. Pond, wife of J Po..., 1837-1838 British Library
referencedIn Vol. VI. (ff. 587). Mar.-June, 1859.Kingdom of Naples and Sicily: Correspondence relating to fund for Neapolitan exiles: 1859.includes:ff. 1, 74, 116, 311, 400, 529, 563 Mélanie Libri: Letters to A. Panizzi: 1852-1861.: Fr. f. 3 Raffaelle Settembrin... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters of noblemen and others to William Eden, Lord Auckland, and his son George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, 1768-1827. Among the writers are:-E[dward] Thurlow [Attorney General, afterwards Lord Chancellor]; London, 20 Sept. 1775, f. 3. [Lo..., 1768-1827 British Library
referencedIn Hallam, Henry, 1777-1859. Henry Hallam collection, 1792-1859. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834. Samuel Taylor Coleridge letters to Hyman Hurwitz, 1818-1830. University of Pennsylvania Library
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correspondedWith Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 person
associatedWith Athenæum Club (London, England) corporateBody
associatedWith Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834. person
associatedWith Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. person
founderOf Edinburgh Academy corporateBody
founderOf Edinburgh School of Arts corporateBody
memberOf Geological society of London corporateBody
associatedWith Hallam, Henry, 1777-1859. person
correspondedWith Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840 person
correspondedWith Horner, Francis, 1778-1817 person
associatedWith Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859. person
associatedWith Johnson-Marshall | Percy | 1915-1993 | professor of urban design and regional planning, University of Edinburgh person
correspondedWith Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868 person
associatedWith Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833 person
associatedWith School of Arts corporateBody
associatedWith Watt Institution and School of Arts corporateBody
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London ENG GB
Edinburgh SCT GB
Subject
Educational change
Factory inspection
Geology
Linen industry
Social problems
Occupation
Geologists
Merchants
Social reformers
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Birth 1785-01-17

Death 1864-03-05

English

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