   henry sidgwick (; 31 may 1838 â 28 august 1900) was an english utilitarian philosopher and economist. he was one of the founders and first president of the society for psychical research and a member of the metaphysical society, and promoted the higher education of women. his work in economics has also had a lasting influence. he also founded newnham college in cambridge in 1875. newnham college is a women-only constituent college of the university of cambridge, england. it was the second cambridge college to admit women after girton college. the co-founder of the college was millicent garrett fawcett. he joined the cambridge apostles intellectual secret society in 1856. == biography == he was born at skipton in yorkshire, where his father, the reverend w. sidgwick (d. 1841), was headmaster of the local grammar school, ermysted's grammar school. his mother was mary sidgwick, nÃ©e crofts, 1807&ndash;1879. henry himself was educated at rugby (where his cousin, subsequently his brother-in-law, edward white benson â later archbishop of canterbury â was a master), and at trinity college, cambridge. while at trinity, sidgwick became a member of the cambridge apostles. in 1859 he was senior classic, 33rd wrangler, chancellor's medallist and craven scholar. in the same year he was elected to a fellowship at trinity, and soon afterwards became a lecturer in classics there, a post he held for ten years. the sidgwick site, home to several of the university's arts and humanities faculties in the university, is named after him. in 1869, he exchanged his lectureship for one in moral philosophy, a subject to which he had been turning his attention. in the same year, deciding that he could no longer in good conscience declare himself a member of the church of england, he resigned his fellowship. he retained his lectureship, and in 1881 was elected an honorary fellow. in 1874 he published the methods of ethics (6th ed.
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