Saint Pancras in Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Alexander Herzen

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2018

1. Alexander Herzen Marker

Inscription.
Alexander
HERZEN
1812-1870
operated the
Free Russian
Press
from this building
1854-1856

Erected 2013 by Marchmont Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the UK, England, London, Marchmont Association Plaques series list.

Location. 51° 31.601′ N, 0° 7.454′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. It is in Saint Pancras. It is at the intersection of Judd Street and Leigh Street when traveling north on Judd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 61 Judd Street, Camden, England WC1H 9QT, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

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are within walking distance of this marker: Dr Alphonse Normandy (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Sir Rowland Hill (about 120 meters away); Stella & Fanny (about 120 meters away); Winifred Cullis (about 120 meters away); Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley (about 120 meters away); Mark Ashton (about 150 meters away); John Cartwright (about 150 meters away); William Empson (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

More about this marker. The Marchmont Association website indicates that this marker was dedicated on June 26, 2013 by Dr. Sarah J. Young.

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Also see . . .
1. Alexander Herzen (Wikipedia). " Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Ге́рцен; April 6 [O.S. 25 March] 1812 – January 21 [O.S. 9 January] 1870) was a Russian writer and thinker known as the "father of Russian socialism" and one of the main

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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2018

2. Alexander Herzen Marker - Wide View

fathers of agrarian populism (being an ideological ancestor of the Narodniki, Socialist-Revolutionaries, Trudoviks and the agrarian American Populist Party). With his writings, many composed while exiled in London, he attempted to influence the situation in Russia, contributing to a political climate that led to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. He published the important social novel Who is to Blame? (1845–46). His autobiography, My Past and Thoughts (written 1852–1870), is often considered the best specimen of that genre in Russian literature." (Submitted on April 24, 2018.)

2. Free Russian Press (Wikipedia). "The Free Russian Press (Russian: Вольная русская типография, also: Вольная русская книгопечатня) was a printing company and a publishing house launched in 1853 in London by Alexander Hertzen with a view

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Published by the Liberty Group (courtesy of the Special Collections Library, Univ. of Michigan), circa 1904

3. Alexander Herzen

to becoming the 'uncensored voice of free Russia'." (Submitted on April 24, 2018.)

Additional keywords. Blue Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on April 24, 2018.