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| Relationship | Name | Date - Period |
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| Brother | Sir James Fitzjames Stephen | |
| Grandfather | James Stephen | |
| Wife (1) | ? Thackeray | |
| Father-in-law (1) | William Makepeace Thackeray | |
| Sister-in-law | Lady Ritchie | |
| Wife (2) | Julia Jackson | |
| Son | Adrian Stephen | |
| Son | Thoby Stephen | |
| Daughter | Vanessa Bell | |
| Daughter | Virginia Woolf | |
| Son-in-law | Clive Bell | |
| Son-in-law | Leonard Woolf | |
| Friend | Marie Souvestre |
| Where | Why | When |
|---|---|---|
Eton | Pupil | |
King's College London | Student | |
Trinity College Cambridge | Fellow | 1864 |
| Title | Genre | Date - Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Essays on Free Thinking and Plain Speaking | Essay | 1873 |
| An Agnostic's Apology | Essay | 1893 |
| Samuel Johnson | Biography | 1878 |
| Pope | Biography | 1880 |
| Swift | Biography | 1882 |
| George Elliot | Biography | 1902 |
| Hobbes | Biography | 1904 |
| The History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century | Book | 1876 |
| The Science of Ethics | Book | 1882 |
| The Utilitarians (3 vols) | Books | 1900 |
| Dictionary of National Biography | Editor | 1882-1991 |
| Playground of Europe | Mountaineering sketches | 1871 |
Biographical Details and Notes
During his childhood he parents were part of the 'Clapham' sect, a Christian group
He was ordained and became a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (1864
He left the church and became agnostic during 1870
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