Evelyn Underhill

Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (died 1941)

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Born: December 6, 1875
Died: June 15, 1941
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1875

About Evelyn Underhill

Evelyn Underhill (6 December 1875 – 15 June 1941) was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism. Her best-known work is Mysticism, published in 1911. Both her father, Arthur Underhill, and her husband, Hubert Stuart Moore, were writers (on the law), London barristers, and yachtsmen.

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The world when Evelyn Underhill was born

Evelyn Underhill was born in 1875. 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 momentFirst Kentucky Derby — won by Aristides
Top headlineCivil Rights Act of 1875 passed
Technology milestoneFirst Kentucky Derby horse race
World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population42.6M

1875 versus 2026

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Measure	1875	2026
Population	42.6M	341 million

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