C. E. M. Joad
Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad was an English philosopher, author, teacher and broadcasting personality. He appeared on The Brains Trust, a BBC Radio wartime discussion programme. He popularised philosophy and became a celebrity, before his downfall in a scandal over an unpaid train fare in 1948.
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- Born in
- Durham
- Educated at
- Dragon SchoolBalliol CollegeBlundell's School
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1891
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