Herbert Spencer

Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer
	Spencer at the age of 73
Born	27 April 1820; Derby, Derbyshire, England
Died	8 December 1903 (aged 83); Brighton, Sussex, England
Nationality	British
Era	19th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Evolutionism, positivism, classical liberalism
Main interests	Evolution, positivism, laissez-faire, utilitarianism
Notable ideas	Social Darwinism; Survival of the fittest
	Influences Democritus, Aristotle, Charles Darwin, Auguste Comte, John Stuart Mill, George Henry Lewes, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Thomas Henry Huxley;
	Influenced Charles Darwin, Dhondo Keshav Karve, Henry Sidgwick, William Graham Sumner, Murray Rothbard, Émile Durkheim, Henri Bergson, Charles Sanders Peirce, Auberon Herbert, Yan Fu, Jack London;
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Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English philosopher, and a prominent liberal political and social theorist of the Victorian era.

Herbert Spencer
Spencer at the age of 73
Born	(1820-04-27)27 April 1820 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Died	8 December 1903(1903-12-08) (aged 83) Brighton, Sussex, England
Nationality	British

Era	19th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Evolutionism, positivism, classical liberalism
Main interests	Evolution, positivism, laissez-faire, utilitarianism
Notable ideas	Social Darwinism Survival of the fittest
Influences Democritus, Aristotle, Charles Darwin, Auguste Comte, John Stuart Mill, George Henry Lewes, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Thomas Henry Huxley
Influenced Charles Darwin, Dhondo Keshav Karve, Henry Sidgwick, William Graham Sumner, Murray Rothbard, Émile Durkheim, Henri Bergson, Charles Sanders Peirce, Auberon Herbert, Yan Fu, Jack London

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