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Aveling
Aveling is a surname, and may refer to: * Edward Aveling (1849–1898), British comparative anatomist and socialist * Eleanor Marx (1855–1898), sometimes called Eleanor Aveling * Francis Aveling (1875–1941), Canadian psychologist and Roman Catholic priest * Harry Aveling (born 1942), Australian scholar, translator and teacher * James H. Aveling (1828–1892), British obstetrician, gynaecologist and historian of medicine * Martin Aveling (born 1982), wildlife artist * Thomas Aveling (engineer) (1824–1882), English inventor * Thomas Aveling (minister) (1815–1884), British Congregational minister * Thomas Tipping Aveling (1771–1820), English Anglican priest * Valda Aveling (1920–2007), Australian pianist, harpsichordist and clavichordist {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Aveling
Edward Bibbins Aveling (29 November 1849 – 2 August 1898) was an English comparative anatomist and popular spokesman for Darwinian evolution, atheism, and socialism. He was also a playwright and actor. Aveling was the author of numerous scientific books and political pamphlets; he is perhaps best known for his popular work ''The Student's Darwin'' (1881); he also translated Das Kapital, Volume I, the first volume of Karl Marx's ''Das Kapital'' and Friedrich Engels' ''Socialism: Utopian and Scientific''. Aveling was elected vice-president of the National Secular Society in 1880–84, and was a member of the Democratic Federation and then a member of the executive council of the Social Democratic Federation, and was also a founding member of the Socialist League (UK, 1885), Socialist League and the Independent Labour Party. During the imprisonment of George William Foote for blasphemy, he was interim editor for ''The Freethinker (journal), The Freethinker'' and ''Progress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
