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C. E. M. Joad

C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and academic (died 1953)

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Born
August 12, 1891
Died
April 9, 1953
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1891

About C. E. M. Joad

Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad was an English philosopher, author, teacher and broadcasting personality. He appeared on The Brains Trust, a BBC Radio wartime discussion programme. He popularised philosophy and became a celebrity, before his downfall in a scandal over an unpaid train fare in 1948. In 1913 he heard about George Bernard Shaw through the newly founded magazine the New Statesman.

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C. E. M. Joad timeline

  1. In 1913 he heard about George Bernard Shaw through the newly founded magazine the New Statesman.
  2. He popularised philosophy and became a celebrity, before his downfall in a scandal over an unpaid train fare in 1948.

The world when C. E. M. Joad was born

C. E. M. Joad was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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