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'''William Thomas Stead''', usually known as "W. T. Stead," was a prominent investigative journalist in Victorian England. He was a friend of [[Annie Besant]] before she became associated with the Theosophical Society. After he asked her to write an article about [[The Secret Doctrine (book)|''The Secret Doctrine'']] for his journal ''Review of Reviews'', she became a Theosophist. | |||
He was a passenger on the ''Titanic'' and died on [[April 15]], 1912, when it sank. | |||
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[[Category:Associates of HPB|Stead, William T.]] | |||
[[Category:Social activists|Stead, William T.]] | |||
[[Category:Journalists|Stead, William]] | [[Category:Journalists|Stead, William]] | ||
[[Category:Writers|Stead, William]] | [[Category:Writers|Stead, William]] | ||
[[Category:Editors|Stead, William]] | [[Category:Editors|Stead, William]] | ||
[[Category:TS Adyar|Stead, William]] | |||
[[Category:Nationality English|Stead, William]] | [[Category:Nationality English|Stead, William]] | ||
Revision as of 18:24, 29 October 2013
William Thomas Stead, usually known as "W. T. Stead," was a prominent investigative journalist in Victorian England. He was a friend of Annie Besant before she became associated with the Theosophical Society. After he asked her to write an article about The Secret Doctrine for his journal Review of Reviews, she became a Theosophist.
He was a passenger on the Titanic and died on April 15, 1912, when it sank.