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Gurney, Joseph John

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A Quaker philanthropist and writer, born at Earlham Hall, near Norwich; in 1818 he became a Quaker minister; he energetically co-operated with his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, in bringing about a reform of the prison system, and otherwise spent his life in philanthropic work; his works include "Prison Discipline," 1819, "Religious Peculiarities of the Society of Friends," 1824 (1788-1847).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gurney, Joseph John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gurney-joseph-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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