Historedia
Person

Havelock Ellis

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1884

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Havelock Ellis, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fabian Society founded in London

    1884

    Role: Sometimes cited as a tenth founding member, though this is questioned

    1. 4 January 1884 · LondonFounding Meeting

      The Fabian Society was established in London on 4 January 1884 as an offshoot of the Fellowship of the New Life.

    2. Unknown · LondonNaming and Symbolism

      Frank Podmore suggested the Fabian name after Fabius Maximus; according to Jon Perdue, the tortoise logo and 'wolf in sheep's clothing' arms embodied gradualist methods.

Sources

  1. Fabian Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04