2017年10月3日 · Philosopher Jeremy Bentham led an unusual life. As well as being a fascinating, radical thinker in the 18th and 19th centuries, he had a walking stick he called Dapple, a …

2023年5月24日 · In February 2020, the preserved body of philosopher Jeremy Bentham was moved to the Student Centre at UCL, to mark the building's one year anniversary. Here's what …

2020年3月4日 · Due to a combination of bureaucratic mismanagement and crude taxidermy, Bentham’s head became unsuitable for public display—it became too ugly, in other …

2020年3月5日 · 19th-century philosopher Jeremy Bentham appears as if frozen in time, his wax head, walking stick and period clothing lending the display an air of authenticity. But the most …

Yet whatever Bentham's true motives, the Auto-Icon will always be a source of fascination and debate, and will serve as a perpetual reminder of the man whose ideals inspired the institution …

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence …

2022年5月13日 · Bentham wanted Dr. Smith to dissect his corpse publicly and then have his body cleaned and padded, much like a human taxidermy project (via Atlas Obscura). His body was …

2024年6月29日 · Jeremy Bentham was a philosopher and social reformer - but it is his 'stuffed' body, rather than his mind, that intrigues people today.

2016年3月25日 · The auto-icon of philosopher Jeremy Bentham — a display housing his skeleton wrapped in his clothes, topped by a wax replica of his head — has a curiously prominent place …

2014年5月1日 · Of all the mascots you could hope for at university, what could be better than a taxidermied philosopher? UCL is lucky enough to have one – Jeremy Bentham. Dead …