Editing Frederic Harrison (section)

{{Short description|British jurist and historian (1831–1923)}}
{{other people|Fred Harrison}}
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| name          = Frederic Harrison
| image         = Photo of Frederic Harrison.jpg
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| caption       = Portrait of Frederic Harrison, by [[Alexander Bassano|Bassano]], 1901.
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| birth_date    = {{birth date|df=yes|1831|10|18}}
| birth_place   = [[London]], [[England]]
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1923|1|14|1831|10|18|df=y}}
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| occupation    = [[Historian]], [[jurist]]
| nationality   = [[English people|English]]
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| spouse        = Ethel Bertha Harrison
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| influences    = [[Auguste Comte]], [[Richard Congreve]], [[John Stuart Mill]], [[Giuseppe Mazzini]], [[Aurelio Saffi]]
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'''Frederic Harrison''' (18 October 1831 &ndash; 14 January 1923) was a British [[jurist]] and [[historian]].<ref name="odnb">{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33732|title=Harrison, Frederic (1831–1923)|last=Vogeler|first=Martha S|year=2004|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33732|access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> A leading figure in the [[Positivism|English Positivist movement]] and a disciple of [[Auguste Comte]], he was known for his wide-ranging contributions to political philosophy, legal theory, and public discourse. Harrison was a prolific writer and lecturer whose works spanned history, law, religion, literature, and international affairs. He played a prominent role in Victorian intellectual life, contributing regularly to influential periodicals such as ''[[The Fortnightly Review]]'', and was noted for his radical political stance in support of trade union rights, universal education, and democratic reform.