The Harmsworth Self-Educator
British educational magazine series
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The Harmsworth Self-Educator was a British fortnightly educational magazine series "published in forty eight issues between 1905 and 1907".[1][2] It was produced at the instigation of newspaper owner Alfred Harmsworth and edited by Arthur Mee.[2][3] The purpose of The Self-Educator was to provide access to education for anyone who wanted to learn applied knowledge and choose a profession.[2] An updated revised version was published in 1913.[2]
Content and readers
The Self-Educator had sections on trades, industry, science, practical skills and careers.[2] Science sections, included biology, physics, electricity, psychology, evolution and natural history.[2] The publication avoided discussions of a religious nature but included religious artwork as examples of symbolism in art.[4]
A notable alumnus was Basil Brown, the self-taught astronomer and early excavator of Sutton Hoo, and another was the Australian businessman and philanthropist, Edward Hallstrom.
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