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== Biographical information == | == Biographical information == | ||
Mr. Bibby | Mr. Bibby was a Lancashire businessman whose firm manufactured animal feed and soap.<ref>T. A. B. Corley, "Bibby, Joseph (1851–1940)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. 2004. Available online by subscription at [http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/46631 this website].</ref> | ||
== Theosophic Society involvement == | == Theosophic Society involvement == | ||
Bibby met young [[Clara Codd]], who became a frequent visitor to the Bibby home. He proposed to send Clara for a two-year course at the Theosophical Society [[Adyar (campus)|headquarters]] in Adyar, Madras, India, and financed the trip. | |||
== Publication of ''Bibby's Annual'' | == Publication of ''Bibby's Annual'' == | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Joseph Bibby (1851–1940) was an English industrialist and member of the Theosophical Society based in Adyar, Chennai, India He is best known as the editor of Bibby's Annual.
Biographical information
Mr. Bibby was a Lancashire businessman whose firm manufactured animal feed and soap.[1]
Theosophic Society involvement
Bibby met young Clara Codd, who became a frequent visitor to the Bibby home. He proposed to send Clara for a two-year course at the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar, Madras, India, and financed the trip.
Publication of Bibby's Annual
Notes
- ↑ T. A. B. Corley, "Bibby, Joseph (1851–1940)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 2004. Available online by subscription at this website.