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William Tebb
1830–1918
A businessman turned reformer, he threw his energy into some of the liveliest public arguments of Victorian and Edwardian Britain. His campaigns ranged from opposition to compulsory vaccination to a determined crusade against premature burial.
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Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented
by William Tebb, Edward Perry Vollum
About the author
Born in Manchester in 1830, William Tebb became known as an English businessman and social reformer whose interests reached far beyond commerce. He spent time in the United States early in life and later devoted much of his energy to public causes, building a reputation as a tireless organizer, writer, and campaigner.
Tebb is now best remembered for his role in the anti-vaccination movement, where he wrote books and argued strongly against compulsory vaccination laws. He was also deeply interested in the fear of premature burial and helped found the London Association for the Prevention of Premature Burial, showing how widely his reforming zeal ranged.
He died in 1917. For modern readers, his life offers a vivid glimpse of the passionate reform culture of his era: earnest, controversial, and driven by a belief that public debate could change society.