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Ike Benjamin: An early member of the Social Science Association. Lifelong intellectual foil to George Walford, who dedicated his book Beyond Politics to Ike.
Trevor Blake: Born 1966 in Knoxville, Tennesse USA. Moved to Portland, Oregon in 1992. Corresponded with George Walford 1991-1994. Online archivist for systematic ideology. Lead judge of George Walford International Essay Prize. American Sign Language/English interpreter.
Peter Boud: Early member of the Social Science Association.
Peter Cadogan: Contributed the essay Gnostics as Anarchists of Old to Angles on Anarchism.
Geoff Clark: An early member of the Social Science Association.
Roy Egglestone: An early member of the Social Science Association.
Frank Evans: An early member of the Social Science Association.
Sharon Goodyer: daughter of George Walford.
Jon Halle: initial editor with David Weinkove of the George Walford Memorial.
F. S. Johnson: Underdocumented key influence on Harold Walsby during the 'Coffee An' period. Author of 'The Story of DDT' in New Age Series: The New Age of Atomics No. 1 October 1946.
Reg Lee: An early member of the Social Science Association.
Allan Mayne: [photograph available]
David McDonagh: Author of hundreds of pages of correspondance with George Walford. These letters are now in the holdings of the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam. Born on 18 February, 1948, in Dudley Road hospital, Birmingham. "Joined the SPGB in 1968, whilst reading The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist (1914) . I never took the speaker's test but I did speak every weekend up till about 1972, when I was attacked by a gang & the branch ruled that I should no longer hold meetings on my own. Around this time, David Steele presented the economic calculation argument (eca) against socialism & I set out to answer it. He left the SPGB in 1972. [...] I left the SPGB in 1974 but was still keen to answer the eca for four more years. [...] I joined the South Place Ethical Society in 1982. [...] One morning in 1978, I had the insight that any viable answer to the eca would be as bad as capitalism. Soon after that insight I joined the Libertarian Alliance. To the University of Warwick to study philosophy in 1979. To the London School of Economics to study the philosophy of science 1982. Back to Birmingham 1983." Quotes from e-mail to Trevor Blake, 1 May 2004.
John McGregor: Contact of Harold Walsby and George Walford.
John Pizer: Born London 1918 to Jewish parents. Led by his uncle Harold Robinson to the Socialist Party of Great Britain. Conscientious objector during WWII. Owned antique furnature shop on Chalk Farm Road in Camden. Left SPGB with Harold Walsby and Nat Nesbit, remained student of Walsby for the rest of his life. Died November 1991.
John Rowan: John Rowan lived and worked with Harold Walsby in 1950, and in 1951 joined the SPGB at Harold's suggestion, in order to learn the rudiments of Marxism. He became the editor of the SPGB's internal journal, 'Forum', and became part of a group which included Frank Evans and Stan Parker; They were all expelled eventually for dissident views. John went on to develop Walsby's theory (see entry on this website) and now believes that Walsby's approach is best pursued through joining in with the ideas of Ken Wilber. Contact John Rowan at 70 Kings Head Hill, North Chingford, London E4 7LY ENGLAND. Telephone 020 8524 7381. (Information supplied by John Rowan)
Peter Shepherd: Also known as Peter Rollings and Peter Collins.
A. W. Spencer-Bragg: Pseudonym for Harold Walsby.
Eric Stockton: Born in London, December 1924. Participated in the Manhattan Project. Contributor to Ideological Commentary and the George Walford Memorial.
Richard M. Tatham: Member of the Social Science Association. Author of Understanding Mass Mind.
Jack Taylor: Born 11 June 1925 in Harrow, Middlesex. Educated at Harrow County School, left school at 16 to work in the British Museum Library until conscripted into the Royal Navy (1943-1946). Active in the Socialist Party of Great Britain 1945-1948. Resigned from the SPGB in 1948 "with criticisms of a kind that made me susceptible to the arguments of the SSA which was then starting yet another campaign to secure recruits (from the SPGB)." Migrated to New Zealand (1952-1955) and Australia (1955), returned to the United Kingdom in 1969 "where once again I joined forces with the old SSA (or its loose successor body)". Quotations from letter to Trevor Blake, 21 April 2004
Jim Thompson: Contact of Harold Walsby and George Walford.
George Walford: see the George Walford Memorial for extended biographical sketch.
Richenda Walford: Born 1953. BSc and MSc in Computing and Management Science. Career in business computing. Grew up with SI, reading all GW writings from the beginning of IC. In June 1998 working closely with Trevor Blake to set up the George Walford International Essay Prize [photograph available].
Harold Walsby: 1911-1973. Artist, athor, teacher. Founder of systematic ideology. See Harold Walsby (1911-1973) A Brief Intellectual Biography by P. J. Rollings and The Walsby Society by Peter Shepherd for extended biographical information. See also our graphics page for photographs of and art by Harold Walsby.
David Weinkove: initial editor with Jon Halle of the George Walford Memorial.
Adrian R. Williams: Born 1945 in Plymouth, England. Grew up in various places in England. Obtained a degree in chemistry from the University of Sheffield. Moved to London in 1967. First contact with George Walford and the Walsby Society in 1976. Has written various short items on SI. Currently [1998] employed by a Local Authority on clerical/admin work. [photograph available]