Glossary

Harold Blackham

HAROLD J BLACKHAM (1903-) was born near Birmingham. He studied literary theory and was a teacher for two years. Then he addressed himself to philosophy and adult education. In the early thirties, he became a leader in the British Ethical Union. Together with leaders of the main churches, he set up a 'moral education program' in Great Britain, of which he was justly proud. Blackham played a key role in founding IHEU and acted as its Secretary until 1967. In 1965, he represented IHEU in its contacts with the Vatican Secretariat for Non-Believers. At the 1974 Amsterdam Congress, he received the International Humanist Award for his long and creative service to Humanism in England and the world.