Henry Mayhew

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Victorian-era writer author human journalist social reformer social researcher

Henry Mayhew was a 19th-century English social researcher, journalist, and co-founder of the satirical magazine Punch, best known for his pioneering study of London’s poor, "London Labour and the London Poor."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Victorian-era writer ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ social researcher ⓘ
coFounderOf	Punch (magazine) NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
describedInWork	conditions of London’s working poor ⓘ informal economy of London ⓘ street life in Victorian London NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedAt	Westminster School ⓘ
ethnicGroup	English ⓘ
fieldOfWork	journalism ⓘ social conditions of the poor ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ
genre	journalism ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ social investigation ⓘ
hasPartInWork	child labour in Victorian London ⓘ costermongers of London ⓘ prostitution in Victorian London ⓘ street traders of London ⓘ
influenced	Charles Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ Seebohm Rowntree NERFINISHED ⓘ later social investigators of poverty ⓘ
knownFor	co-founding Punch magazine ⓘ detailed interviews with working-class Londoners ⓘ pioneering social research on London’s poor ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	Victorian social reform ⓘ
notableWork	London Labour and the London Poor NERFINISHED ⓘ Punch (magazine) NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ playwright ⓘ social researcher ⓘ writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
placeOfDeath	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
positionHeld	editor at Punch (magazine) ⓘ
relative	Douglas Jerrold NERFINISHED ⓘ
sibling	Augustus Mayhew NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Mayhew NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Jane Jerrold NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	studies of Victorian London ⓘ
workLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London

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Punch → founder → Henry Mayhew ⓘ