Nationality Irish Occupation Economist | Name Shapland Swinny Role Economist | |
Born 30 December 1857 ( 1857-12-30 ) Dublin, Ireland Died August 31, 1923, London, United Kingdom | ||
Shapland Hugh Swinny (30 January 1857, Dublin – 31 August 1923, London) was an Irish economist and Comtean positivist.
Shapland Hugh Swinny was born in Dublin in 1857, the son of Captain Shapland Swiny. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1880 and M.A. in 1884.
He joined the London Positivist Society immediately after graduating from Cambridge and succeeded Edward Spencer Beesly as President of the London Positivist Society (1901–1923). He also was editor of the Positivist Review .
He was the Chairman of the Council of the Sociological Society from 1907 to 1909.
He was a co-founder of the Church of Humanity, together with Philip Thomas.
Swinny was a personal friend of several Indian nationalists, including Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Shapland Hugh Swinny died in 1923.