Claim: Ronald Englefield attended Mill Hill School that was established in 1807; he was critical of the use of words in situations where the words have no clear referent but his  theory that language evolved naturally from gestures has not met with wide acceptance.
Evidence: The child of a London solicitor, Englefield attended Mill Hill School in North London. Mill Hill School is a 13–18 mixed independent, day and boarding school in Mill Hill, London, England that was established in 1807. His theory that language evolved naturally from gestures has not met with wide acceptance, but his criticism of religion and philosophy, published posthumously, was well received and is still in print. He was critical of the use of words in situations where the words have no clear referent, especially in religion and philosophy, but also in literary criticism.