Harrison, Frederic (1831-1923)

Frederic Harrison (b. 18 October 1831, d. 14 January 1923) was an English writer, historian, philosopher, and jurist who was first mentored in positive philosophy by Richard Congreve, George Eliot and George Henry Lewes's neighbor and friend. Lewes's works influenced Harrison's turn to positive philosophy, although Harrison later led a split from his and Congreve's views within the Positivist movement. Harrison was friends with Edward Spencer Beesly, another member of the Lewes's social circle, who was close enough to Eliot to receive the news of her second marriage to John Cross.

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account of, I, lxvii-lxviii; III, 238, rev. Essays and Reviews (WR), 353; IV, 71, 227-8, 301•, 343-5,413, 438, 446, V, Ill, engaged to Ethel Harrison, V, 41-2; 43, does not accept Positivism as a religion, 75-6; and GE, 145, 238, 264, 333, 341, 385, VI, 126, 142, 147-8, 148-9, 149-50, 151-2, 364, 396, 398, at Spencer's picnic, VII, 38; 129, 227-8, 254, 260, 274, 277, his let-ters moral stimulus to GE, 152 correspondence with GE, on legal aspects of Felix, IV, 214-65; writes At-torney General's opinion, 259, 261; trial scene, 260; reads proof, 262; shocked by Harold's words to Mrs. Transome, 265; GE gives copy of Felix, 284; law in Felix challenged and de-fended, 342; outlines plan for Positiv-ist novel, IV, 284-9, 448; GE on, 295, 300, VII, 152; GE sends Spanish Gypsy to, IV, 447-8, 483-85; GE consults about law in Deronda, VI, 100, 105, II0-1; asks GE to write Positivist prayers,387, 439; on Theophrastus, VII, 168; writes Cross on 2d marriages, 271-2 on GHL, I, lxix, (Academy), VII, 156; before Metaphysical Society, VII, 161; Spencer, II,40; Wordsworth, 261-2 Fortnightly arts., 'The Iron-Masters' Trade-Union' (15 May 1865), IV, 192;'Industrial Co-operation' (I Jan.1866), 214; 'Culture: A Dialogue' (1Nov. 1867), 395; 'The Positivist Prob · lem,' (Nov. 1869), V, 75, 469-93; 'Bis-marckism' (Dec. 1870), 125; GE agrees with his 'Religion of Inhumanity' Gune 1873), V, 421-2