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William Lloyd Garrison’s description of English Quaker philosopher Jonathan Dymond overflows with the hyperbole that typified that great Abolitionist’s enthusiasms:

Dymond is – alas! (for he is now dead) was a prodigy among mankind – the Lord Bacon of our times. His mind was like the sun in its glory, seldom showing the least obscuration. Its amplitude was vast, its power almost super-human, its perception wonderful. The field which he occupies in his essays covers the globe, and embraces the whole human race.1

Given that the name and work of Jonathan Dymond are now primarily relegated to footnotes, the world-historic magnitude that Garrison profusely bestowed on him requires a more precise historic understanding. Despite – or perhaps because of – Dymond’s youthfulness when he wrote his Essays on the Principles of Morality, he captured the fervour and fever of 1820s England: its heady brew of Romanticism mixing with the increasing cultural relevance of the dissenting sects, and underlying rapid agricultural and industrial change. His ardent tone in the Essays, combin

Jonny Dymond

British journalist

Not to be confused with John Diamond, Baron Diamond; John Diamond (doctor); or John Diamond (journalist).

Jonathan David Dymond[1] (born 15 February 1970 in Merton, London[2]) is a British journalist and broadcaster.[3] He is the Royal Correspondent for BBC News, having previously been the BBC's Washington Correspondent, Europe Correspondent (based in Brussels), and Middle East Correspondent (based in Istanbul).[4] Dymond is also a presenter of The World at One and The World This Weekend on BBC Radio 4. He sometimes presents Broadcasting House and the Today programme. He also presents The World This Week and World Questions on the BBC World Service.[5]

Education

From 1983—1987, Dymond was educated at St Paul's School,[6] an independent school for boys in the London district of Barnes. From 1988 until 1991, he studied Politics at Durham University, and in he 1993 completed an MSc in Public Administration and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and P

BBC Istambul correspondent

Jonny Dymond was appointed Istanbul Correspondent in late 2001, taking up his post in early 2002.

He joined the BBC as a researcher on political programmes at Westminster in 1994.

Jonny became a producer on the BBC's Newsnight programme and also reported on a number of major live events, including the 1997 UK general election.

Following this he worked as a reporter, first covering British politics for the BBC World Service and BBC World Television, then in 2000 moving to Washington DC.

Educated in London, Jonny read Politics at the University of Durham between 1988 and 1991.

He completed an MSc in Public Administration and Public Policy at the London School of Economics in 1993.

Jonny Dymond was born on 15 February 1970 in London.

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