{"id":1858,"name":"","email":"","language_id":1,"permalink":"william-morris","deleted":false,"legal_status_id":47,"url_1":"http://www.william-morris.co.uk ","twitter":null,"category_id":28,"date_of_birth":null,"place_of_birth":null,"country_of_birth":null,"place_of_residence":null,"country_of_residence":null,"cached_privileges_list":"User","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"can_log_in":false,"firstname":"William","lastname":"Morris","annotation":"","url_2":"","url_3":"","cached_name":"William Morris","date_of_death":"1896-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00","cached_name_asc":"Morris, William","stream_count_app":28,"gender":"other","platform_admin":null,"description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/013/270/large/morris.jpg?1352928725","poster_credits":null,"media_count":1,"items_count":11,"translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"The son of a wealthy businessman, [William Morris](http://www.william-morris.co.uk) enjoyed a comfortable childhood before going to Marlborough and Exeter College, Oxford. His admiration for the Pre-Raphaelites led him to be introduced to Dante Gabriel Rossetti whose influence can be seen on Morris's only surviving painting *La Belle Iseult*. In the 1860s Morris decided that his creative future lay in the field of the decorative arts. The 'Firm' (later renamed Morris \u0026 Co) was particularly well-known for its stained glass, examples of which can be seen in churches throughout Britain. Morris produced some 150 designs which are often characterized by their delightful foliage patterns. Among his many other works were Icelandic and classical translations, *Sigurd the Volsung, The Pilgrims of Hope*, and a series of prose romances which included *A Dream of John Ball*, *News from Nowhere*, and *The Well at the World's End*. Morris entered national politics in 1876 as treasurer of the Eastern Question Association. He soon became disillusioned with the Liberals and in 1883 joined the socialist Democratic Federation. After disagreements with the Federation's leader, H. M. Hyndman, he formed the Socialist League, and later the Hammersmith Socialist Society. During the 1880s he was probably the most active propagandist for the socialist cause, giving hundreds of lectures and speeches throughout the country. In 1890 Morris founded the Kelmscott Press. In all, sixty-six volumes were printed by the Kelmscott Press. Morris died at Kelmscott House on 3 October 1896."},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"[William Morris](http://www.william-morris.co.uk) was de zoon van een begoede zakenman en kon genieten van een kindertijd in weelde. Hij ging naar Marlborough en Exeter College in Oxford. Door zijn bewondering voor de prerafaëlieten leerde hij Dante Gabriel Rossetti kennen – een invloed die nog zichtbaar is in Morris’ enig overblijvende schilderij *La Belle Iseult*. In de jaren 1860 besloot Morris dat zijn creatieve toekomst lag in het domein van de sierkunst. Zijn ‘Firm’ (later herdoopt tot Morris \u0026 Co) stond vooral bekend om zijn glas-in-lood: voorbeelden daarvan bevinden zich in kerken in heel Groot-Brittannië. Morris maakte zo’n 150 ontwerpen, vaak met plantenmotieven. Zijn werk omhelst ook Ijslandse en klassieke vertalingen (*Sigurd the Volsung, The Pilgrims of Hope*) en een reeks romances in proza waaronder *A Dream of John Ball*, *News from Nowhere*, en *The Well at the World's End*. In 1876 ging Morris in de nationale politiek als penningmeester van de Eastern Question Association. Al snel raakte hij gedesillussioneerd in de Liberals en in 1883 trad hij toe tot de socialistische Democratic Federation. Na onenigheid met diens leider, H.M. Hyndman, vormde hij de Socialist League en later de Hammersmith Socialist Society. Hij was wellicht de actiefste bepleiter van de socialistische zaak in de jaren 1880 en gaf honderden lezingen en speeches in heel het land. In 1890 stichtte Morris Kelmscott Press, dat in totaal 66 boeken zou drukken. Morris overleed in Kelmscott House op 3 oktober 1896.\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"locations":[{"country":"United Kingdom","place":"","category":{"en":"Born in","nl":"Geboren in","fr":"Né à"}}]}