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John Howard FRS (2 September 1726 – 20 January 1790) was a philanthropist and early English prison reformer . John Howard (1789) by Mather Brown. Birth and early life. A picture published in 1826, supposedly of the house where Howard was born. Howard was born in North London, either in Hackney or Enfield. [1] .
John Howard (born Sept. 2, 1726, Hackney, London, Eng.?—died Jan. 20, 1790, Kherson, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now in Ukraine]) was an English philanthropist and reformer in the fields of penology and public health. On his father’s death in 1742, Howard inherited considerable wealth and traveled
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John Howard (September 2, 1726 – January 20, 1790) was a British philanthropist and prison reformer. Born into a wealthy family and inheriting considerable fortune, Howard traveled widely. His experience of prison awakened in him a vocation for service, and a subsequent religious experience led him to determine to make an important ...
John Howard (1726 - 1790) John Howard © A philanthropist and social reformer, Howard was dedicated to prison reform and public health improvements. John Howard was born in...
Shocked by the conditions he saw in the county gaol Howard become an avid and seemingly tireless reformer. Between 1775 and 1777 he made 350 visits to 230 institutions in England and Europe and documented the conditions he saw in his highly influential The State of the Prisons in England and Wales .
1726-1790. English Public Health Reformer. J ohn Howard is remembered for his efforts and successes at reforming the appallingly unsanitary and inhumane conditions in hospitals and prisons both in England and in Europe during the eighteenth century.
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In 1777, John Howard (namesake of the Howard League) condemned the prison system as disorganised, barbaric and filthy. He called for wide-ranging reforms including the installation of paid staff, outside inspection, a proper diet and other necessities for prisoners. Howard was the first penal reformer, and others followed suit.
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