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Founding Meeting
- When
- 4 January 1884
- Where
- London
The Fabian Society was established in London on 4 January 1884 as an offshoot of the Fellowship of the New Life.
The society was founded as a parliamentarian organisation with no leftist party to connect to. It aimed to advance social democracy via gradualist effort. The name was suggested by Frank Podmore in honor of the Roman general Fabius Maximus.
Sources
- Fabian Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
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