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Webb  (wb), Sidney James. First Baron Passfield. 1859-1947.

British sociologist and economist who was a founder of the London School of Economics (1895). He and his wife, Beatrice Potter Webb (1858-1943), were central members of the Fabian Society and together wrote The History of Trade Unionism (1894) and other books.

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Webb [wɛb]

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1. (Biographies / Webb, Sir Aston (1849-1930) M, British, ARCHITECTURE: architect) Sir Aston. 1849-1930, British architect. His work includes the Victoria and Albert Museum (1909), the Victoria Memorial (1911), and Admiralty Arch (1911)

2. (Biographies / Webb, Mary (Gladys) (1881-1927) F, British, WRITING: novelist) Mary (Gladys). 1881-1927, British novelist, remembered for her novels of rustic life, notably Precious Bane (1924)

3. (Biographies / Webb, Sidney (James), Baron Passfield (1859-1947) M, British, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist, HISTORY: historian, POLITICS: socialist) Sidney (James), Baron Passfield. 1859-1947, British economist, social historian, and Fabian socialist. He and his wife (Martha) Beatrice (née Potter), 1858-1943, British writer on social and economic problems, collaborated in The History of Trade Unionism (1894) and English Local Government (1906-29), helped found the London School of Economics (1895), and started the New Statesman (1913)

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Noun	1.	Webb - English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943) Beatrice Webb, Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
	2.	Webb - English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947) First Baron Passfield, Sidney James Webb, Sidney Webb Fabian Society - an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism