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Graham Wallas
1858–1932
A pioneering thinker in politics and psychology, he helped shift attention from abstract systems to the ways real people actually think and act. He was also one of the founding figures behind the London School of Economics and an influential voice in the Fabian movement.
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Human Nature in Politics Third Edition
by Graham Wallas
About the author
Born in Sunderland, England, on May 31, 1858, Graham Wallas became known as an educator, political thinker, and early social psychologist. He studied at Shrewsbury School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, then worked as a schoolmaster before moving into public life and academic work.
Wallas was a prominent member of the Fabian Society in its early years and later became one of the co-founders of the London School of Economics. His writing helped open up a more empirical, psychologically informed approach to politics, especially in Human Nature in Politics, where he argued that political behavior could not be understood by logic alone.
He also wrote about education, democracy, and the creative process, and his ideas continued to influence political science and psychology long after his death in London in 1932. Remembered as both a reformer and a teacher, Wallas stands out for trying to connect public life with a deeper understanding of human nature.