Nathan S. Joseph

{{Short description|English philanthropist, social reformer, architect, and Jewish communal leader}}

Nathan Solomon Joseph (London, 17 December 1834 – 1909) was an English philanthropist, social reformer, architect, and Jewish communal leader.{{Cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/74454|doi = 10.1093/ref:odnb/74454|title = The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|year = 2004}}

Joseph collaborated on the design of a number of important synagogues, including the Garnethill Synagogue, New West End Synagogue, and Hampstead Synagogue.Sharman Kadish:Building Jerusalem: Jewish architecture in Britain, Vallentine Mitchell, 1996, p. 5 He was also noted for his work in designing improved housing for the poor.{{Cite book |title=The Rich and the Poor: Jewish Philanthropy and Social Control in Nineteenth-Century London |last=Rozin |first=Mordechai |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |year=1999 |isbn=978-1898723790 |location=Eastbourne, East Sussex |pages=183}}

Joseph published widely on Jewish and social reform issues. Among his books are Religion Natural and Revealed: A Series of Progressive Lessons for Jewish Youth (1879) and The Persecution of the Jews in Russia (1890). He signed his published work N.S. Joseph.