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He began his published literary career ridiculing the Declaration of Independence. Subsequent works championed the equality of women and gays, freedom of religion, and the rights of animals. In many ways he was ahead of his time. It is fitting that regularly, though very infrequently, he attends as a non-voting member the board meeting of the school his principles helped found, the first secular and non gender-biased university in the nation. Who is he?
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#106922. Asked by Datsmeharse. (Jul 07 09 9:32 PM)
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queproblema
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This could be none other than the [fairly] well-preserved Jeremy Bentham, who certainly thought outside the box and did all the above as well as requesting in his will that his body be preserved and stored in a glass-fronted wooden cabinet called his "Auto-icon."
"For the 100th and 150th anniversaries of the college, the Auto-icon was brought to the meeting of the College Council, where he was listed as 'present but not voting'".
Here complete with pictures, both inside and outside the box:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham
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